We decide to add Soliban Solar panels, the light weight allows us to mount them on the existing Bimini. We installed multiple panels with individual controllers on the advice of Ocean Planet Energy. Really pleased so far, even on overcast days we get s…
ICW Mile 12 to 50: Great Bridge, VA to Coinjock, NC
In our second day along the ICW we travelled 38 miles from Great Bridge, Virgina to Coinjock in North Carolina. We passed five bridges, but only needed to have two opened for us. Depths generally were at least 10ft, with a few brief drops to about 8.5ft. A video of our transit between Great Bridge…
Ripley’s Aquarium in Toronto
Opened in October 2013 Ripley’s Aquarium is home to over 16,000 animals with more than 5.7 million litres or 1.5 million gallons of water, featuring salt and freshwater habitats from around the world. The Aquarium is located at 288 Bremner Blvd, right beside … Continue reading →
FPB Video: The Way
A new video in which we reveal the secrets behind all those ocean-crossing miles…
2016 Boats – some of my fav’s from last year
2016 boats – a few of my fav’s. It is no secret that one of my favorite subjects to photograph is boats or parts of boats. I LOVE shrimpers which was pretty apparent as I was going though my photos to find my 2016 boats favorites. So here they are – big boats, little boats and […]
The post 2016 Boats – some of my fav’s from last year appeared first on Moosetique.
St. Augustine to Ft. Pierce
We hope everyone had a happy holiday season. Our Christmas holidays were spent at the City Marina in St. Augustine while visiting with family and friends. We have stayed on the mooring balls here before but this was our first time at the city docks. We enjoyed the proximity to town and kept busy each […]
Some More Firsts…
It’s been a hectic week. Red Head was hauled for some out of the water work causing the kids to make some adjustments. We are at Hinckley Yacht Services in Stuart and the manager, Brian, kindly offered us the use of a conference room to hold the kids. …
ICW Mile 0 to Mile 12: Portsmouth to Great Bridge
Except for a brief transit around the Palm Beach area, we’ve not traveled the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in Dirona. In our first leg along the ICW, we headed 12 miles south from Portsmouth, Virginia to the town of Great Bridge. Depths were at least 10 feet all the way, except for about 8.5ft at Great…
DOMINO 20 2017-01-14 01:07:00
ADIEU NEW CALEDONIA
December 6, 2016 – Ile des Pins
 |
| DOMINO at anchor in Baie de l’Orphelinat, Noumea |
This is our last day in New Caledonia, after 10 weeks and a fantastic circumnavigation. Still, there is so much we haven’t seen! But New Zealand calls and there is a small—very small— weather window… so, off we are.
 |
| NOVEMBER RAIN at anchor in Baie de l’Orphelinat, Noumea |
Who showed up 3 days ago in Noumea? None other than our Kiwi buddies Garry and Lori, the fisherman/woman extraordinaire on board their Malcolm Tennant Powercat “November Rain.”
 |
| DOMINO and NOVEMBER RAIN side by side |
We’ve been buddy-boating with these guys for over a year, off and on. We first met them at Port Denarau in Fiji over a year ago. We bumped into them again last year in New Zealand as we were on our way around the top to meet the Ski-NZ Rally. We knew they were in Vanuatu all season, hooking up Marlin and big game. But how fun it was to hear them honk at us as they idled on our stern in Port Moselle. Yes, they were going to take advantage of the weather window; yes, we would do a bit of seaway together; yes, we were all going to Opua.
 |
| NOVEMBER RAIN at Ile d’Ouen |
Rushed for time, we realized that we could not hit all the southern anchorages we had planned on: forget the Baie du Prony (oh, supposedly fantastic diving) – Forget the Phare Amedee – Forget all the natural reserves of the Great South — we forged on and overnighted at Ile Ouen where JP started to clean the hulls and props in preparation for the crossing.
 |
| Ile des Pins |
ILE DES PINS – This, according to cruisers, is a favorite destination. Yes, the island is beautiful, dotted with columnar pines. The sand is talcum-powder quality. The turtles that cruise around are gigantic. We stopped there for a few hours to finish to clean the props as “November Rain” was already on her way to NZ.
 |
| DOMINO at anchor… between stops |
Just like that, it was time to go… we got slammed a bit with wind in the 20’s and beam seas as we exited New Cal, but the wind soon calmed down to 10-15 and the seas flattened out to give us another marvelous ride at 11-12 Kts all the way to New Zealand.
What next? New Zealand for the season, haul out, a visit to the US… then… who knows?
Until next time…
 |
| Adieu, New Caledonia |
dominomarie
DOMINO 20 2017-01-14 00:07:00
ADIEU NEW CALEDONIA
December 6, 2016 – Ile des Pins
|
| DOMINO at anchor in Baie de l’Orphelinat, Noumea |
This is our last day in New Caledonia, after 10 weeks and a fantastic circumnavigation. Still, there is so much we haven’t seen! But New Zealand calls and there is a small—very small— weather window… so, off we are.
|
| NOVEMBER RAIN at anchor in Baie de l’Orphelinat, Noumea |
Who showed up 3 days ago in Noumea? None other than our Kiwi buddies Garry and Lori, the fisherman/woman extraordinaire on board their Malcolm Tennant Powercat “November Rain.”
|
| DOMINO and NOVEMBER RAIN side by side |
We’ve been buddy-boating with these guys for over a year, off and on. We first met them at Port Denarau in Fiji over a year ago. We bumped into them again last year in New Zealand as we were on our way around the top to meet the Ski-NZ Rally. We knew they were in Vanuatu all season, hooking up Marlin and big game. But how fun it was to hear them honk at us as they idled on our stern in Port Moselle. Yes, they were going to take advantage of the weather window; yes, we would do a bit of seaway together; yes, we were all going to Opua.
|
| NOVEMBER RAIN at Ile d’Ouen |
Rushed for time, we realized that we could not hit all the southern anchorages we had planned on: forget the Baie du Prony (oh, supposedly fantastic diving) – Forget the Phare Amedee – Forget all the natural reserves of the Great South — we forged on and overnighted at Ile Ouen where JP started to clean the hulls and props in preparation for the crossing.
|
| Ile des Pins |
ILE DES PINS – This, according to cruisers, is a favorite destination. Yes, the island is beautiful, dotted with columnar pines. The sand is talcum-powder quality. The turtles that cruise around are gigantic. We stopped there for a few hours to finish to clean the props as “November Rain” was already on her way to NZ.
|
| DOMINO at anchor… between stops |
Just like that, it was time to go… we got slammed a bit with wind in the 20’s and beam seas as we exited New Cal, but the wind soon calmed down to 10-15 and the seas flattened out to give us another marvelous ride at 11-12 Kts all the way to New Zealand.
What next? New Zealand for the season, haul out, a visit to the US… then… who knows?
Until next time…
|
| Adieu, New Caledonia |
dominomarie
