Category Archives: Fiji

Bouncy, bouncy Namoutu

Posted on September 13, 2011 by steve

Our plan had been to reach Namouta Island and rest here a couple of days before heading to Denarau. We’d heard it was a nice anchorage with good holding. As expected, there was little to no wind so we motored … Continue reading →

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Mana

Posted on September 12, 2011 by steve

While we’ve been here in Fiji I’ve settled on looking at three sets of information for my weather forecasts. The first is a synoptic picture, something very much like the picture that is shown by weathermen on the TV showing … Continue reading →

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Namara, Wayasewa

Posted on September 11, 2011 by KC2RIY

8am has now become our favourite departure time. As we travel south it’s just right in terms of improving visibility. So by 8am we were again off. This time we had about 14nm to travel. We managed to sail, albeit … Continue reading →

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Drawaqa (Manta Ray Resort)

Posted on September 10, 2011 by KC2RIY

Once we’d downloaded the weather and examined it we came up with a plan for the day. The forecast predicted westerly winds with an further outlook of south easterlies. As we are on the far west of Fiji and the … Continue reading →

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Gunu

Posted on September 9, 2011 by KC2RIY

The weather forecasts were telling us that a front and a low pressure system were going to turn the winds round to the west followed by rain then who knew what. As the morning progressed the winds were already coming … Continue reading →

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