Navara's Web Diary - Departing Suva for the Lau Group 18.07.349S 178.25.564E

Departing Suva for the Lau Group 18.07.349S 178.25.564E

Navara

Tue 18 Jun 2013 04:13

Well - Oddly the nasty low approaching NZ is going to give us the weather window we need to sail across to the Lau Group - 200 miles towards Tonga from Suva.

Were expecting it will take about 35 hours and we are likely to get light conditions - with the much appreciated breezes from the North. Were aiming to arrive around midday on Thursday - perfect viz for us to go through the pass into the lagoon, and spot on for an incoming tide to help us slide through comfortably - well thats the theory anyway!!

Once we get to Fulanga we'll hopefully stay for a while.

Stay warm!!

Lots of luv

L & C

Blog Entries

2018

Nov 2018

Fri 16 Nov 19:02
- Minerva and home!
Sat 10 Nov 01:38
- 35:18.917S 174:07.254E
Thu 8 Nov 19:59
- 33:16.293S 175:24.884E
Wed 7 Nov 20:04
- 31:25.830S 176:15.17E
Tue 6 Nov 19:50
- 29:11.563S 177:28.778E
Mon 5 Nov 19:49
- 27:13.211S 179:01.136E
Sun 4 Nov 20:22
- 25:21.461S 179:28.422E
Sat 3 Nov 23:41
- 24:04.032S 179:19.050W
Fri 2 Nov 23:41
- Leaving North Minerva Sunday 4 November

Oct 2018

Tue 30 Oct 23:57
- Delayed in North Minerva until Sunday
Sun 28 Oct 04:30
- 23:37.611S 178:53.909W
Fri 26 Oct 23:27
- 21:35.771S 179:39.023E
Thu 25 Oct 21:50
- 19:05.411S 178:51.157E
Wed 24 Oct 21:02
- Leaving Suva today for North Minerva
Wed 3 Oct 03:03
- Manta & Masi Magic

Sep 2018

Wed 19 Sep 19:17
- 18:07.362S 178:25.491E
Mon 10 Sep 04:00
- Safely arrived in Ono.
Sun 9 Sep 19:21
- Sailing to Kadavu today
Thu 6 Sep 06:16
- Arrived safely in Suva
Wed 5 Sep 23:29
- Arrived safely in Gau
Tue 4 Sep 17:18
- Leaving Koro today
Mon 3 Sep 05:29
- Arrived in Koro safely
Sun 2 Sep 18:28
- Leaving SavuSavu today

Aug 2018

Fri 31 Aug 03:15
- Taveuni and the Rainbow Reef
Sat 25 Aug 03:14
- Arrived back in Savu Savu
Thu 23 Aug 23:42
- Departing Taveuni to Savu Savu
Mon 20 Aug 08:26
- 16:56.068S 179:54.011E Paradise Resort Mooring
Sun 19 Aug 00:31
- Rabi - Republic of reef and rainforest
Wed 15 Aug 00:35
- 16:45.857S 179:46.856W Naiviivi Bay - Qamea
Tue 14 Aug 06:40
- 16:40.941S 179:52.434W Naselesele Point - Taveuni
Mon 13 Aug 05:50
- Katherine Bay 16:31.546S 179:59.379W
Mon 6 Aug 00:57
- Nearly there ........
Sun 5 Aug 04:54
- 16:45.009S 179:53.970E
Sat 4 Aug 19:13
- Leaving SavuSavu
Thu 2 Aug 05:24
- Jesus, shells and cannibals
Wed 1 Aug 20:41
- Savusavu 16:48s 179:16e
- Left today

Jul 2018

Sun 29 Jul 22:56
Sun 22 Jul 23:07
- Arrived Vanua Balavu 17:14.506s 178:58.189w
Fri 20 Jul 19:28
- sailing north 21 July 2018
Thu 5 Jul 01:53
- Safely arrived in Namuka-i-Lau 18:50.854S 178:40.206W
Wed 4 Jul 02:29
- Leaving Vulaga Thursday 5 july

Jun 2018

Tue 5 Jun 04:41
- 19:09.0085s 178:33.910w
Sun 3 Jun 00:05
- Sailing to Fulaga tomorrow
Sat 2 Jun 03:44
- Matuku (and back)
Fri 1 Jun 04:12
- 18:53.268S 178:27.831E

May 2018

Wed 30 May 19:21
- 18:59.151s 178:28.973e
Tue 29 May 20:51
- Leaving Matuku tonight back to Kadavu
Tue 22 May 23:12
- 19:09.632S 179:45.122E
Mon 21 May 20:30
- Leaving Suva today
Sun 20 May 03:51
- 2018 Opua to Suva
Sun 13 May 21:27
- 18:08.827S 178:23.763E
Sat 12 May 19:15
- 20:35.114S 178:29.265E
Fri 11 May 19:50
- 22:43.136S 177:55.477E
Thu 10 May 19:52
- 25:04.911S 177:16.946E
Wed 9 May 20:04
- 27:11.238S 176:47.271E
Tue 8 May 19:47
- 29:33.656S 176:03.513E
Mon 7 May 19:35
- 31:42.748S 175:22.051E
Sun 6 May 19:06
- 33:40.648S 174:46.459E
Thu 3 May 00:41
- Arrived in Opua

2016

Oct 2016

Sat 22 Oct 20:24
- The passage home
Thu 20 Oct 19:07
- Opua
Wed 19 Oct 20:32
- (no subject)
Tue 18 Oct 20:24
- Position 19 Oct. 32:44.164S 171:28.624E
Mon 17 Oct 20:48
- Position Tues 18 Oct 30:56.5S 169:25.7E
Sun 16 Oct 21:41
- position 29:12.451S 167:41.790E
Sat 15 Oct 20:49
- position sunday oct 16 27:44.3S 166:42.6E
Fri 14 Oct 21:28
- position fri 25:54S 167:46E
- positiob fri 15 oct 25:54S 167:46E
Thu 13 Oct 20:47
- Position Friday 14 Oct 24:23.52S 168:34.73E
Fri 7 Oct 00:27
- 22:19.989S 166:24.372E Ilot Maitre
Thu 6 Oct 01:12
- 22:17.266S 166:25.982S Noumea
Sun 2 Oct 05:30
- 22:15.680S 166:13.336E Ilot Mbe
Sat 1 Oct 05:36
- 22:17.694S 166:17.402E Ilot Te Ndu

Sep 2016

Sun 25 Sep 03:02
- From the outback to the reef
Mon 19 Sep 01:18
- 22:28.591S 166:27.869E Amedee Lighthouse
Sun 18 Sep 03:46
- 22:42.357S 166:48.671E Ilot Ua
Sat 17 Sep 00:47
- 22:33.155S 166:47.788E Ilot Mato
Fri 16 Sep 06:26
- 22:26.863S 166:48.887E Port Koute - Ile Ouen
Thu 15 Sep 20:35
- 22:21.464S 166:50.552E Ile de Casy
Wed 14 Sep 01:08
- 22:18.164S 166:51.297E Bay Du Carenage
Tue 13 Sep 04:14
- 22:19.942S 166:52.581E Rade Du Nord
Mon 12 Sep 04:30
- Bonjour New Caledonia!
Sun 11 Sep 04:20
- 22:42.289S 167:27.344E Ilot Alcmene / Brosse
Sun 4 Sep 23:27
- 22:40.438S 167:30.437E Baie de St Maurice
- 22:39.504S 167:26.427E Kuto Bay / Kunie ( Ile de Pin )
Sat 3 Sep 05:06
- 22:27.944s 166:48.350e

Aug 2016

Sun 28 Aug 06:21
- New Caledonia 22:16.632s 166:26.422e
Tue 23 Aug 21:27
- Heading to New Caledonia
Mon 22 Aug 03:00
- Snapshots of Vanuatu
Sat 6 Aug 04:13
- The magic island of Ambrym
Fri 5 Aug 00:08
- 17:44.745S 168:18.743E Vila Town
Wed 3 Aug 05:08
- 16:28.099S 167:48.947E Gaspard Bay

Jul 2016

Tue 26 Jul 22:03
- 16:32.117S 167:46.203E Awei Island . Maskelyne's
Fri 22 Jul 07:05
- 16:26.304S 167:47.038E Port Sandwich
Sun 10 Jul 00:42
- 16:08.402S 168:07.098E Ranon Anchorage - Ambryn Island
Sat 9 Jul 03:55
- 15:57.253S 168:11.503E Homo Bay
Mon 4 Jul 02:23
- Grade-taking ceremony

Jun 2016

Sat 25 Jun 21:20
- 15:22.580S 168:07.964E Asanvari
Fri 24 Jun 20:28
- Stepping back in time ....
Mon 20 Jun 07:59
- 15:32.745s 168:08.786e Loltong - north Pentecost
Thu 16 Jun 04:28
- 15:57.261s 168:11.480e Pentecost Island
Tue 14 Jun 03:01
- 16:27.066S 168:13.444E Paama Island
Sat 11 Jun 06:18
- 16:35.788S 168:09.880E Lamen Bay - Epi Island
Fri 10 Jun 05:55
- 17:03.082S 168:22.197E Emae Island
Thu 9 Jun 05:31
- 17:35.191S 168:12.312E
Sat 4 Jun 03:43
- Tanna - It's volcano time!

May 2016

Sun 29 May 02:48
- Aneityum - Vanuatu
- A great start .....
Sat 28 May 23:22
- 17:44.707S 168:18.755E Port Vila
Fri 27 May 04:33
- 18:49.259S 169:00.712E Dillon's Bay Erromango
Mon 23 May 04:44
- 19:31.535S 169:29.791 Volcano time!!
Wed 18 May 23:49
- 20:14.315S 169:46.631E Arrived in Aneityum - Vanuatu!
Tue 17 May 20:33
- 22:46S 170:16E position report navara wednesday 18 May
Mon 16 May 21:20
- 24:58S 170:48E Navara position Tuesday 17 May
Sun 15 May 21:39
- 26:51S 171:31E navara position monday 16 may
Sat 14 May 21:07
- 28:43S 172:35E Navara position Sunday 15 May
Fri 13 May 20:31
- 30:58 S 172:58E saturday 14 May
- 32:44S 173:45E Nice!
Thu 12 May 00:34
- 34:58S 174:08E on our way!

Apr 2016

Fri 29 Apr 03:30
- Opua 35:18.89S 174:07.258E - Waiting (patiently) to sail to Vanuatu

2015

Oct 2015

Tue 27 Oct 22:49
- A fast sail home
Sat 10 Oct 03:41
- On standby in Suva
Mon 5 Oct 04:45
- Namuka-I-Lau

Sep 2015

Thu 24 Sep 02:19
- Vulaga Part 2
- Vulaga Part 1
Wed 23 Sep 02:11
- 18:53.246s, 178:27.835
Tue 15 Sep 22:47
- Staying in Namouka-I-Lau
Tue 8 Sep 02:24
- Namuka-I-Lau 18:50.817s 178:40.224w
Sun 6 Sep 03:53
- Intended Passage

Aug 2015

Sat 15 Aug 03:07
- Safely arrived at Fulaga
Sun 9 Aug 02:53
- See ya Suva!

Jul 2015

Wed 29 Jul 02:47
- Back in Suva!
Sat 25 Jul 02:53
- Island hopping
Sun 19 Jul 23:14
- Vurolevu
Sat 18 Jul 23:13
- Namara
Fri 17 Jul 23:12
- North Astrolabe Reef
Thu 16 Jul 23:10
- Dravuni
Tue 14 Jul 23:09
- Daku
Tue 7 Jul 07:45
- Kadavu - Kava, coral and parrots
Sun 5 Jul 23:08
- Kavala

Jun 2015

Tue 23 Jun 23:07
- Naigoro
Mon 22 Jun 23:01
- Nabouwalu
Sun 14 Jun 07:17
- A week in Suva
- our sail north...

May 2015

Sat 23 May 02:54
- 35:18S 174:07E

2013

Oct 2013

Mon 21 Oct 22:18
- Tutukaka
Fri 18 Oct 05:26
- 33 04S 174 09E
Tue 15 Oct 05:13
- 27 32S 175 31E
Mon 14 Oct 05:20
- 25 10.782S 175 36.787E
Sat 12 Oct 22:32
- 21 53S 176 01E
Thu 10 Oct 05:56
- 17 40.920S 177 23.164E Vuda Point Marina

Sep 2013

Thu 26 Sep 06:49
- 17 46.358S 177 22.950E Port Denarau
Fri 20 Sep 00:34
- 17 47.501S 177 08.029E. Roro Reef
Thu 19 Sep 01:42
- 17 45.088S 177 09.117E Walu Bay
Wed 18 Sep 01:43
- 17 40.697S 177 06.332E. Mana Island
Tue 17 Sep 05:20
- 17 21.661S 177 08.190E Kuata Island
Sun 15 Sep 04:16
- 17 09.489S 177 12.262E Cuvu Bay Naviti Island
- 17 11.041S 177 10.675E Nanuyabalavu Is
Sat 14 Sep 20:40
- 17 27 562S 177 02 702E
Mon 9 Sep 06:51
- 17 46.299S 177 11.590E. Musket Cove
Sat 7 Sep 06:13
- 17 46.360S 177 22.936E Port Denarau Marina
Thu 5 Sep 05:20
- 17 40.927S 177 23.159E IN Vuda Marina
Wed 4 Sep 23:55
- 17 41.177S 177 22.920E. Vuda Marina
Tue 3 Sep 05:01
- 17 54.933S 177 16.718E Momi Bay
Mon 2 Sep 04:35
- 18 15.718S 177 52.110E Vunaniu Bay

Aug 2013

Thu 22 Aug 06:32
- 18 07.413S 178 25.413E Suva town
Wed 21 Aug 04:05
- Levuka - Fiji's "almost capital"
Tue 20 Aug 04:17
- 17 41.285S 178 50.349E Levuka
Sun 18 Aug 03:59
- 17 26.541S 178 57.171E Makogai
Sat 17 Aug 03:15
- time to run south with the trades
Fri 16 Aug 03:24
- 16 48.656S 179 17.241E intended passage
Mon 5 Aug 06:03
- 16:46.648S 179:20.106E Savusavu

Jul 2013

Wed 31 Jul 07:49
- 16 45.046S 179 53.953E Viani Bay
Mon 29 Jul 04:11
- 16 44.595S. 179 46.136W
Sun 28 Jul 04:32
- 16 43.866S 179 44.641W Matagi
Sat 27 Jul 04:26
- 16 45.150S 179 06.531W Welagilala
Thu 25 Jul 22:03
- Intended passage 27-28 July
Wed 24 Jul 02:38
- 17 11.420S. 178 57.154W little bay
Sun 21 Jul 19:38
- 17 10.929S 179 00.175W Bavatu Harbour
Sun 14 Jul 22:32
- 1 month in Fulanga - wish it had been longer .......
Sat 13 Jul 03:05
- 17 13.203S. 178 57.984W. Vanua Balavu
Fri 12 Jul 04:44
- 18 12.657S 178 50.519W Lakeba
Thu 11 Jul 06:25
- 18.50.829S 178.40.215W Nomuka-I-Lau

Jun 2013

Mon 24 Jun 23:45
- 19.09.083S 178.33.639W Fulanga - Southern Lau
Tue 18 Jun 23:22
- 19.09.577S 179.45.112E Matuku
- Departing Suva for the Lau Group 18.07.349S 178.25.564E
Sun 16 Jun 09:18
- 18.07.340S 178.25.577 Suva
Sun 9 Jun 03:44
- 18.53.272S 178.27.830E
Sat 8 Jun 04:54
- Bula from Kadavu - Little New Zealand
Thu 6 Jun 09:07
- 19.02.817S 178.09.434E
Wed 5 Jun 05:40
- 19.00.382S 178.09.484E
Mon 3 Jun 22:11
- 18.58S 178.16E
- 18.58.973S 178.25.145E

May 2013

Sun 26 May 02:55
- 18.54.873S 178.29.510E
Thu 23 May 22:36
- 18.51.728S, 178.30.891E
Tue 21 May 07:17
- Kadavu 18.53S 178.27E
Sat 18 May 23:20
- BULA BULA - 1 week in Suva 18.07S 178.25E

Departing Suva for the Lau Group 18.07.349S 178.25.564E

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