It Done Fell Off (but we made a new one)
After a nap in North Minerva Reef’s calm lagoon, we got to work. S located the piece of 1/8-inch stainless steel plate we had stowed…
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Minerva Update
All's well! The new steering oar is done and ready to go. Now we're just waiting for a good forecast to continue on to New…
Not Nervous in Minerva
The very thought of it made my eyes pop open as I lay in bed one night several months ago: that the windvane oar would…
Not Nervous in Minerva
The very thought of it made my eyes pop open as I lay in bed one night several months ago: that the windvane oar would…
Polynesia Redux
We are about to migrate out of the Polynesian waters we’ve enjoyed for the last 6 months. This load of pictures, for one reason or…
Candid Nuku’alofa
Let us quickly manage your expectations: Nuku’alofa is no Papeete. The streets are not crawling with full head tattoos, beauty queens, or flamboyant purple mangomen,…
The Quilts of the Dead
There’s a young saying “The dead need no quilts” (it’s young because K just made it up). But this is not the case in Tonga,…
Loafin’ in Nuku’alofa
We’re waiting for a nice forecast to go south, so in between offshore preparations (rig inspection, oil and filter changes, etc.) there has been time…
Kelefesia
Kelefesia was an ancient gift island from the King to the ancestors of its current owners. It’s the finest gift island we’ve ever seen.…
Nomuka Iki
The village of Nomuka is a regional center of the southern Haapai islands, but it doesn’t have a great anchorage so most people anchor on…