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Ep 167 | Checking out Noumea and Baie Iré on Ile Ouen, New Caledonia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We finally arrive in Noumea, New Caledonia after many prolonged attempts. We check in and check out the place and then leave the marina and head towards the Baie Iré on the island of Ile Ouen and a lovely quiet anchorage for the night. We try out differe...
Ep 164 | A Chat about Nutshell’s Sails, Winches, Wally and Nautical Stuff, Tonga to Minerva Reef
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 episode especially interesting. Magnus goes up on deck and has a chat about Nutshell’s sails, her ...
Ep 162 | Gigantic Coral Formations, Kelefesia Island, Tonga, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
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 Nuka’alofa. There’s plenty to see under the water and Wendy does a few snorkels and discovers the ...
Ep 161 | Surrounded by Shipwrecks, Nuka’alofa, Tonga, Sailing South Pacific Nutshell
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 Nuka’alofa, for our first draft beer in absolutely ages! We head across the bay in Peanut...
Ep 160 | Bora Bora and the Wild Passage to the Kingdom of Tonga, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
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 of French Polynesia and start the 14 day sail to the Kingdom of Tonga. It’s a full-on ride, wit...
Ep 159 | Exploring a Tropical River, Raiatea, Society Islands, Sailing Pacific French Polynesia
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 limited anchoring. Magnus fixes our scupper which has been broken since we bought Nutshell. We ...
100. Tour of a Unique PIRATE SHIP to Take You ANYWHERE | Learning the Lines
The Hans Christian 33 and 41 are two of my all-time favorite boats because they are pure. They are true heavy-displacement cruising vessels and make no compromises. They were expertly designed, built, and laid out for a cruising couple or small family, and...
Ep 158 | Swimming with Stingrays and Sharks, Moorea, French Polynesia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
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 sharks and very inquisitive stingrays! Then it’s off to the island of Raiatea on an overnight pas...
Ep 157 | Little Job Turns into a Big Job, Complete New Fridge Install in Tahiti, French Polynesia
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 little job turns into a much bigger one, and we end up sailing to Papetee and picking up a comple...
Ep 156 | Bye, Bye, Tuamotus, Hello Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell
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 later! Magnus cooks up a storm in the galley. We enter through a pretty scary pass with massiv...
Ep5 – Sailing the Straits of Gibraltar
This leg of our journey begins in Cadiz, home of the Spanish navy and American naval bases. We one of the greatest sails to date through the Straits of Gibraltar at 8 knots on headsail alone. Africa on one side Europe on the other, sunshine and good wind, ...
Ep 155 | Underwater World at Fakarava Atoll, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
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 popular of the Tuamotu atolls. We take Peanut to the entrance to the lagoon at the pass and drift thr...
Ep 154 | Swimming with the Fishes, Makemo Atoll, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell
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 check out the lovely village next to the pass. Magnus shows how to gravity fill our gas bottle. The...
Ep 153 | No Spiders, No Snakes, Just Pincers, Exploring Raroia Atoll, Tuamotus, Sailing Nutshell
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. There are plenty of critters with large pincers! Mavi gets a fly and we see the beautiful landscape...