Category Archives: At Sea

Fiji->NZ: Day 3

Posted on October 27, 2011 by KC2RIY

477nm to go to Marsden Cove. All is well aboard. Imagine a dinner plate 4 miles across and you sitting in the middle. That’s our world. From the deck of a sail boat the horizon is on 2 miles away … Continue reading →

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Fiji->NZ: Day 2

Posted on October 26, 2011 by KC2RIY

Day 2 is usually the day the crew fall into the groove of ocean sailing and true to form, that began to happen aboard Dignity. Until now we were all on a watch/eat/sleep cycle. On day 2, we all managed … Continue reading →

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Fiji->NZ: Day 1

Posted on October 25, 2011 by KC2RIY

Day 1 the wind and seas both calmed down allowing us to point a little closer to the wind and stay moving well and comfortable. We’re still gradually drifting west of the rhumb line but the forecast is in our … Continue reading →

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Fiji->NZ: Day 0

Posted on October 24, 2011 by KC2RIY

In the morning we went ashore one final time to have breakfast and say our goodbyes to everyone. Knowing how much I liked them Latu, the female lead of the dance group, promised to make Helen one so we absolutely … Continue reading →

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NZ->Fiji Day 9

Posted on May 22, 2011 by KC2RIY

We began the day as we ended the night with just the jib out riding the rough swell and continued in this manner all morning. Paul got the first sighting of land and we all rushed out to peer into … Continue reading →

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