by Sailing Vessel Kwai | Sep 2, 2015 | Voyage 32
Fanning Island It looked like we were running out of luck looking at the weather when we reached Fanning Island. The whole day a drizzle made our jobs miserable. Not enough rain to close the hold and just enough rain to keep your body soaking wet. The next morning...
by Sailing Vessel Kwai | Aug 30, 2015 | Voyage 32
30th August 2015, Christmas Island Underway from Penrhyn to Christmas Island our shore-based office informed us about the fact that there were twenty-five monster ships anchored in line off the west coast of our destination. These enormous fishing vessels were...
by Sailing Vessel Kwai | Aug 19, 2015 | Voyage 32
18th of Agugust 2015, Manihiki In the early morning we sailed towards the entrance of Tukao where we spent only a few hours to off load our cargo. During lunchtime we moved to the other village of Tauhunu where we set up Kwai store on shore. At night we were invited...
by Sailing Vessel Kwai | Aug 18, 2015 | Voyage 32
13th of August 2015, Nassau Island Sorry folks, somehow I missed this blog from Ben, it’s out of sequence but here it is now (Mama KWAI) During our one day stay in the enchanting island of Nassau I went ashore to have an interview with Papa Topetai Neao....
by Sailing Vessel Kwai | Aug 17, 2015 | Voyage 32
Pukapuka On Thursday the 13th around 17:00hrs we hoisted the anchor. The same day that we arrived in Nasau Island we left for Pukapuka. We did not bother to set the sails because our destination is only 46nm away and we don’t want to arrive in the middle of the...