Blood, sweat, and lack of water

I awoke after our restful day of snorkeling ready to take on the world. We needed to go on a … Continue reading Blood, sweat, and lack of water

“Crikey Mate” – Steve Irwin

We tied a bowline into the eye of the mooring and put on our equipment. Our friend Gemma told us … Continue reading “Crikey Mate” – Steve Irwin

If we used a calendar, May 2nd would have been circled in red since our California departure. We were adding …

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I was depressed. We booked and paid for four dives each through Topdive in Fakarava but engine failure threw a … Continue reading Under the Sea

Sailingnoreaster.com now has an interactive map so you can join us on our sail around the world! Continue reading New page!

We left Hooumi Bay to head back to Taiohae in desperate need of WiFi to download tide tables for the … Continue reading The Bataan Death March

We saw the gray Toyota Helix truck from afar as it cruised down the concrete paved main road of Taiohae … Continue reading Trucks, Tattoos, and Tikis

“How far from those rocks are we?”, my dad shouted from the helm. I shined my headlamp towards the shore … Continue reading Fatu Hiva

After 20 days at sea, as the sky brightened, we could make out the outline of an island on the … Continue reading Hiva Oa

Never fly your spinnaker at night. Wise words, that we ignored at our own peril. Continue reading “Never Fly Your Spinnaker at Night”