Get Lost On Purpose
Blog URL http://www.getlostonpurpose.com
Located Charleston, South Carolina USA
Tags sailing, cruising, sailboats, boats, south pacific, tahiti, bora bora, fiji, new zealand
Young couple living on a sailboat, cruising the South Pacific, and telling all their stories in a travel blog.
Latest Blog Posts
- Just enjoyin’ our time in NZ… on Nov 20, 2009 in General New Zealand Passages
It didn’t take long to get reacquainted with life on land after having been away from it for a while. Well, I take that back…reacquainted to life on land where you can get anything you need, anytime, anywhere. Life in New Zealand is life...
- Arrival in Opua, NZ on Nov 10, 2009 in General
(posted by Marge) After nine days at sea we are finally sitting still again. It feels very, very nice. I have officially completed my first 1000+ mile passage. We arrived at the customs dock around 7:30 this morning. I cooked up the last pound of ba...
- Passage to NZ, Day 9 on Nov 9, 2009 in General
(posted by Marge) Had a pretty rough night last night which entailed absolutely no sleep for Drew. Throughout a twelve hour time frame which started about 8 p.m., we only went about 12 miles. Can you say frustrating? The winds shifted, Drew adjusted...
- Passage to New Zealand – Day 25 on Nov 8, 2009 in General
Well at least it feels like day 25. Currently we’re beating into a 20 knot southwesterly that’s pushing us farther and farther to the west and completely away from our intended destination. Nothing is more frustrating in sailing than not...
- Passage to NZ, Day 7 on Nov 7, 2009 in General
(posted by Marge) Well we finally found those winds we had been looking and longing for. Strong gusts of about 15 to 20 knots have filled the sails from the Southeast and the ol’ Perkins is finally getting a break after about 60 hours of nonst...
- Passage to New Zealand – Day 6 on Nov 6, 2009 in General
For about 15 minutes earlier today I actually thought we would be able to turn off the motor and sail. Nope, my hopes were dashed when the wind picked up to 15, shifted right on the nose, and then promptly died to less than 5. So we’re still mo...
- Passage to NZ, Day 5 on Nov 5, 2009 in General
(posted by Marge) Just as we’d expected, last night the wind died completely. We’ve been motoring for over 24 hours now at about 5.5 knots which is helping us maintain a good pace for the time being. Motor sailing, if need be, on this pa...
