Joy of Sailing with Friends

One of the great pleasures of a cruising lifestyle is being able to share it with friends. Today’s picture was taken during a good sailing day from Taravai to Mangareva. Greg is at the helm and picked up steering quickly.…

Goodbye Jo-Ann and Greg

Jer: It’s a quiet morning in the Mangareva harbor. A favorable forecast led many sailboats to depart Thursday for Hao and our friends left yesterday. True to my word, I focused on R&R, and we all had a great time.…

snorkeling

Jer: This morning we went snorkeling along the reef between Agility and the beach. We are the only boat anchored in a stunning bay on the SW side of Taravai and have a huge reef all to ourselves. There were…

Gambier

It is a quiet afternoon in a beautiful anchorage on the island of Taravai. Jo-Ann and Greg are paddle boarding near the reef, Tim is asleep on the tramp, and I am cooking a large chunk pork seasoned with an…

The Second Joy Ride

So, you might be telling yourself that after Tim did the big Joy Ride from Cincinnati on route to St. Pete Florida via Ft Bragg he would have learned a lesson. I did learn a life altering lesson, but the…

May 2

We tried to put the sails up a couple of times yesterday, but there wasn’t enough wind. We’ve been motoring along now for over 24 hours. We have enough fuel to make it to Papeete in July, but if we…