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A Seaworthy Vessel (written 10/21 en route to New Caledonia)

October 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fellow Cruisers, First Mates, Life on the Boat, On Fear, On Safety, Our Route, Passages, Random Thoughts, This Could Have Been Us, Vanuatu

Our initial plan was to leave Fiji on Saturday Oct. 9.  We didn’t feel too concerned about weather since we hadn’t heard rumors of anything nasty coming up, but – as usual – it’s always a good idea to check.  The weather for the near future – 2 days out – looked perfect, but the […]

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Brits Captured by Pirates

October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Fellow Cruisers, Oh Crap., Pirates!, This Could Have Been Us

So,  you think “OK” is code for “For the Love of God, please get us the %^$ outta here!?!?!”    Yacht couple ‘well and being fed’ A British man and his wife kidnapped by armed pirates while they slept aboard their yacht in the Indian Ocean has said they are being treated well. Paul Chandler, […]

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