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Sandy Carroll’s CD prelease

 Just As I AmThe party’s today. The actual release date is Oct 18 and the official release party will be at Huey’s in Memphis, but this one is just for friends and we made the cut.So… a special trip to Pickwick has been cued up. Goin back home.&…

New Caledonia

We arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia at 10 am on Saturday after a wonderful smooth 59 hr. passage from Luganville, Vanuatu.   Even Ann thought it was smooth! Noumea calls itself the “Paris of the Pacific” and it certainly is VERY French.&…

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Happy Birthday— Jimmy GSee ya tomorrow,Crew IstaboaNordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

Link to The Fubar map

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Borneo to Singapore

 
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
 Departure day has finally come for our trip from Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, to Singapore.  I still have not gotten over my pre voyage jitters yet.  I’m not sure if it is the fear of the unknown o…

Borneo to Singapore

 
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
 Departure day has finally come for our trip from Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, to Singapore.  I still have not gotten over my pre voyage jitters yet.  I’m not sure if it is the fear of the unknown o…

Istaboa’s Waypoints 2011-09-30 14:56:00

Except a hangover… tried and it just made me want a drink.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

Luganville – Vanuatu

We slid into Luganville on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu at about 1:30 pm and anchored in front of the town, hopped into the dingy to go see the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine people. This is not hard, just time consuming as it entails visiting three di…

Green Hills of Baja

We drove south on Highway 1 last week and were surprised how green the country side was. We have driven this road a few times in the last 3 years when going to the airport in Cabo and the area was always brown, like you would expect a desert to be, but…

Passage update

It is noon on Friday in this part of the world and we are having a great passage.   We expect to arrive in Noumea, New Caledonia early tomorrow morning.   The scale and power of big seas are always amazing and make for good stories,…