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  • Pushing us (and our gear) to our limits.

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    Paul Van Dyck

    Yesterday, the day we crossed the equator, I finally started thinking about fishing again. The wind had died off a little so it would be a bit easier to reel in a fish. BUT, I never expected to hook up to something this big. In the morning I…

  • Equator, round 2

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    Stephen

    Hello from the Northern Hemisphere! Flyer and her crew of four humans and one feline crossed the middle of the planet yesterday just before noon local time at 145 and a half degrees west. As the boys insightfully pointed out, it was really cool to cross the equator…

  • Deep breathing, in the dark

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    Stephen

    Greetings from the fine yacht Flyer, 6 degrees south of the equator and 147 degrees west of the Greenwich Meridian! We departed Rangiroa, French Polynesia on Friday afternoon, two days ahead of schedule. Unlike previous departures, we did not struggle to leave on-time. I’m not quite sure exactly…

  • The Tuamotus

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    Kristen

    And just like that, our time in French Polynesia has come to an end. Yesterday, we sailed out of Tiputa pass at Rangiroa — the largest atoll in the Tuamotus and the only one with a Gendarmerie where you can check out of the country — and pointed…

  • Arrival in Tahanea

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    Stephen

    Greetings from Tahanea! Flyer and her crew arrived here yesterday (Sunday) and dropped our hook on the far southern end of the atoll around 1p local (Tahiti) time after a mildly eventful end to our 540nm passage from Nuku Hiva. Our passage was a good -if light and…

  • Motu Bound

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    Stephen

    Greetings from 10 degrees south, 141 degrees west! Flyer departed Taioha’e Bay, Nuku Hiva yesterday mid-day after a couple of days provisioning between torrential downpours. We are currently sailing in a light easterly breeze at 6 knots, about 150nm into the 540nm reach towards the Tuamotu archapelago. The…