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Good Anchorage @ 15° 36.4666′ S 146° 20.505′ W
Apataki – SE Corner – Tuamotus 🇳🇨 French Polynesia
Do just once what others say you can’t do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.
― James Cook
SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE FLEET UPDATE
2023-03-11
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SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE ’23 REGISTRATION
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Yachts from 13 ensigns are signed up from now until November they
will share up to date information, scout for opportunities and alert
each other to threats
We
believe that you can “Sail at your own schedule”. We want to empower
you to discover the vast Pacific and unique island nations alongside
like-minded cruisers, adventurers and explorers while creating life-long
friendships. We encourage you to do this well informed and at your own
pace. If you join us you will enjoy up to date data, tracking,
savings and many -many other benefits. This is your adventure – the South Pacific Posse is here to make your journey a bit easier.
OpenCPNs
chart management is challenging – to enable sat charts loaded
into the chart library please focus on the bottom bar
The purple chart selection area on the bottom of the charts make the x ( not enabled to display )
Enabling Charts is sometimes hard to identify as there is a tiny red x which indicates which charts are not activated
– the x it’s hard to see On a PC as you scroll over the bottom bars it highlights chart availability
As you zoom into an area even more charts become available – but you still need to click the red x to see them
Example here are 2 sources of charts for Isla bona
I use the red x to toggle on and off visibility on the screen
5) SEAMANS AGREEMENT FOR CREW
Please
find attached a copy of the AGREEMENT that I have created for bringing
crew members on board for crossings. I tried to keep it short
– so as a group we can add points as we come across them
Nawi
Island is located in the beautiful Fiji Islands.It will feature an
International Superyacht Marina, which will have 132 marina berths,
including 21 superyacht slips (up to 85m). The marina has been designed
and built up to category 5 cyclone resistance rating.
The
South Pacific Posse is planning a get together at Nawi on Sept 2nd
2023. A week before the infamous Musket Cove regatta. Nawi will be
offering entertainment, markets, kava tasting and discounts on berths,
water sport activities, restaurant & bar orders, with Pacific Posse
hosting a Pig on the spit and rum delights.
The
fully serviced marina will include “plug in” services through utility
pedestals to water, sewerage pump out, power, fuel & gas facilities,
plus 24hr security, complimentary Wifi, a.m.o..
16° 46.5716′ S 179° 19.9533′ E – Nawi Island Savusavu 🇫🇯 Fiji
7) SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE SEMINARS ON DEMAND
SEMINARS RECORDINGS ARE ONLINE
INTRODUCTION
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
FRENCH POLYNESIA
COOK ISLANDS – SAMOA(S) – TONGA
FIJI
VANUATU & NEW CALEDONIA ’23
PROVISIONING
LOGISTICS
OPEN CPN USE CASE
WEATHER and HEAVY WIND SQUALLS AND ELEVATED SEA STATE
Owned the famous Ragtime, 65’ Spencer and raced Transpac in 2005
Mostly Southern California coastal sailing.
Three Newport to Ensenada races.
Currently
own two sailboats: 1960 Kettenburg K40 and 2010 Jeanneau 53. The
Jeanneau is located at Taina Marina, in Tahiti and was purchased in
December 2020.
WINNER OF ’22 SPP THE BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT AWARD – TECOLOTE
10) KNOCKING BARNACLES AND SEA GROWTH OFF YOUR HULLS DURING OUR PASSAGE
When
we arrived in the Marquesas after our 20 days mostly rum line passage
our hulls where relatively clean compared to folks arriving from the
Galapagos which had a visible yellow hue near their waterlines
We
rigged an old spinnaker sheet to the length of our hull
with stop knots every 12 inches ( 44 of them ) and in good wind
conditions trailed it on the sides of our vessel from bow to stern
– the wave action removed any waterline growth and we adjusted
the length every 5 minutes to ensure the knots would slap along the full
waterline – took about 2 hours once a week with good results
11) PASSAGE & LOG BOOK NOTES
Wed Mar 08 2023
We
made it halfway today. The actual days sailing are 12 days, as we
stopped to dive. No line in the water, just a huge expanse of ocean.
It’s kinda like if you stand on a beach a look at the horizon, except
ours is 360 degrees.
We
are starting to pass through the rows of ocean buoys that report the
information that eventually becomes weather forecast. We have seen but
have their position marked via GPS.
We have a friend boat that is really close but we can not see them, maybe later or tomorrow.
Today
the winds are light and the seas much more calm. This gives us a chance
to get some chores done. Scrub the deck, check our gear more closely,
things like that.
Last
night, in my tired state of mind, I turned off the wind sensors so they
did not show on our plotters- don’t ask why I have no clue. Once I got
some sleep I remembered what I did. Good news is the trade winds blow
pretty much the same way, so it wasn’t a big deal.
When we are really bored we bet on how many circles Sissy will do before she does her business.
Boat Stuff
Previous 24hrs we made 129.5NM
Current Heading 206M
Current Boat Speed 4.5-5.5
Wind 12kn at 025
Swell 2M at 15 sec
Current 1.3 out of 060
Sun Mar 05 2023
The
last couple of days I think we have settled into the routine on board.
Everyone is sleeping well, dogs and people business is on a normal
schedule and we are getting really efficient at our sail changes.
Yesterday, for lunch, Tami whipped up some fish taco’s with our fresh Mahin we caught the day before.
Each
day is much like the one before. This is good because by definition
nothing major has broke. We have daily checks and nothing goes
unattended if we have a way to fix it.
We
won the battle with Sid’s Army of Boobies. Not with aggression, I think
we just sailed beyond their area of operation. Less bird shit cleaning!
I
think have arrived at the trade winds. Beautiful puffy cumulus clouds
line the sky. We have very consistent wind, 15-20 knots. The wind
direction has been very stable also. Very enjoyable sailing. I can see
why people like ocean crossings, I do also.
We
are trying a new sailing configuration, pics on Facebook later. We are
flying our 2 Headsails to see how deep towards dead down wind we can
get. If we had a second pole it would be magical. But without are making
great speed at 165 degrees.
John’s boat details!
Last 24hrs we made 121.7 Nm
Current heading 211 M
Current boat speed 5.5 to 7knots.
Wind is 16 knots at 044 true
Current is running port to starboard at around 1.5knots
Following seas at 2M
Sat Mar 04 2023
Yesterday
we put out the fishing. Fishing on our boat is a little wierd. The
trolling and catching part is good. Getting them on board and cleaned is
a bit of dance. Typically looks like a Hollywood murder scene.
Yesterday was no different except we caught out biggest Mahi Mahi ever,
see FB for pics. We have lots of fresh fish!
Thr
Army of Sid did not accept our cease fire. Because we have strong solar
panels defences they attacked from the mast spreaders. This gave them
range to cover the foredeck in guato.
I
got a question on FB messenger regarding why we change our heading so
much. Sometimes it is to stay at an optimal wind angle for speed. Other
times comfort. But mostly we are setting ourselves up to cross the
duldrums at its narrowest point. We leave this decision to our router.
John takes the information below, uses forecasting tools and his
experience to tell us where to point the boat in general.
Yesterday we made 113 NM
Currently
Heading 235M
Boat speed 5-6 kn
Wind 10kn from 147
Current IDK
Swell is maybe 1M at 10 seconds from the north still.
read more about their March progress towards the Marquesas here
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Levuka
is a former capital and town on the eastern coast of the Fijian
island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province. At the census in 2007, the last
to date, Levuka town had a population of 1,131. Levuka was designated a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2013, in recognition of the port
town’s exceptional testimony to the late colonial port towns in the
Pacific.
The
modern town of Levuka was founded around 1820 by European settlers and
traders as the first modern town in the Fiji Islands, and became an
important port and trading post. A disparate band of settlers made up
Levuka’s population – traders, missionaries, shipwrights, speculators,
and vagabonds, as well as respectable businessmen. The US Exploring
Expedition visited in 1840.
Levuka remained the capital of fiji until 1877, when the
administration was moved to Suva, although the move was not made
official until 1882.
This
stone shell was the South Pacific’s first Masonic lodge (1875). This
was once Levuka’s only Romanesque building, but it was burnt to a husk
in the 2000 coup by God-fearing villagers. Local Methodists had long
alleged that Masons were in league with the devil and that tunnels led
from beneath the lodge to Nasova House, the Royal Hotel and through the
center of the world to Masonic headquarters in Scotland. This turned out
not to be the case.
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