We leave South Minerva Reef and sail towards Norfolk Island where we plan to spend a few days on our way to the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It’s a very ...

We leave Tonga and sail in the direction of North Minerva Reef, a beautiful coral atoll in the South Pacific. We finally arrive at South Minerva Reef after a ...

We leave Tonga and start the journey to Norfolk Island, via Minerva Reef. Those of you who are less familiar with sailing and sailing terms may find this ...

We start to make preparations for leaving the Kingdom of Tonga to sail to Norfolk Island via the beautiful Minerva Reef. We’ve heard that the crayfish are ...

Episode 162 | YouTube Description With Magnus’ Mum on board, we leave Nuka’alofa and head out to the islands for a look around before returning to ...

After our first good night’s sleep and a lull in the blustery weather, we dingy over to Big Mama’s, a lovely yacht club on the motu just off the main island of ...

We spend a quiet week in Bora Bora, The weather is a bit ho hum so we do a few boat jobs and have a wonderful sail in the Bora Bora lagoon. We then check out ...

We take Peanut up a gorgeous little river and then sail to the north island, Tahaa and pop in to a couple of the beautiful bays. The water is deep so there is ...

We leave Tahiti and make the small passage to the nearby beautiful island of Moorea. We check out the sealife and plunge into waters filled with circling ...

We head up to the big smoke, Papetee, on the local bus and manage to get the new part which we need to fix our fridge. As usual, and as is common on boats, a ...

We leave Fakarava and start the supposedly, two day sail to Tahiti, 250 nautical miles away. It ends up being a slow trip and we finally get there about 5 days ...

We have a little look under the water in the lagoon at Makemo Atoll and check out the coral bombies. We leave Makemo and head towards Fakarava, the most ...

We check out the Kon Tiki memorial at Raroia and Magnus does a little fishing from Peanut. We do a little 2 day passage to the nearby atoll of Makemo and ...

As the weather sets in for a few days, we poke around and check out Raroia, exploring the charming motus and oas which make up the structure of the atoll. ...

We take a short sail around the corner to the little bay nicknamed Daniel’s Bay. Here we catch up with a local family and buy the delicious grapefruit style ...

Engine failure while entering a bay full of rocks during a storm. Its not all plane sailing for the Old Seadog. #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingblog ...

We hike from our bay to the next bay over and explore the oldest archaeological site in the Marquesas. Mavi gets a good workout with breathtaking scenery all ...

We check out a lovely little village on Ua Huka and then do a short trip to the nearby island of Nuku Hiva. The scenery is spectacular! Magnus MAGuivers new ...

We arrive at Hiva Oa, Marquesas, French Polynesia, after 25 days at sea. It’s time to check in and have a look around and try to find some fresh produce. We ...

It's been a while since I sailed a multiple day passage all by myself...so my belly is a little upside down with my usual pre-departure anxiety nausea. But ...

We pass the equator and Wendy becomes are ShelLback, with rum and tributes to Neptune. Wendy makes the landing flags for our arrival and Magnus punches the ...

After almost 2 years of preparation. We finally sets sails towards San Francisco, newbies sailors, first time experiencing swell. Sailing isn't always sunshine ...