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Sailing Joia

Stuart Jackson

Thu 16 May 2024 09:42

The big winds and seas have moderated and we have exchanged the rarely used orange storm jib for our regular working jib and main. Instead of being bashed by 20-30 knot winds, we now have a steady 15 knot breeze which is perfect for JOIA to gallop along at 8 knots.
There was a little damage from the stormy weather: the AC circuits went out because of a current leak. We unplugged all the appliances then suspected the “kettle and toaster” socket in the galley since it had become damp from a hatch that was not properly closed. We removed the socket, took it apart, rinsed it in fresh water then dried with a hair dryer. Now all working again.
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Blog Entries

2024

Jun 2024

Fri 7 Jun 17:45
- Home!
Thu 6 Jun 23:18
- A Lifetime of Sailing in One Journey
Wed 5 Jun 22:23
- Reefed Down in Home Stretch
- Less Than 500 Miles To Go
Tue 4 Jun 00:15
- Headed for Home
Sun 2 Jun 21:42
- Motoring and Washing
Sat 1 Jun 16:00
- Finally Headed East
- Fuel Tanks Are Still Full

May 2024

Thu 30 May 23:34
- Almost out of the Tropics
- Doing and Undoing
Tue 28 May 23:37
- Strong winds and more Repairs
Mon 27 May 22:53
- Spectacular Sunset
- Diesel Leak
Sat 25 May 23:07
- Big Winds and Starlink Emergency
Fri 24 May 18:38
- Passing Halfway
Thu 23 May 17:59
- An Unscheduled Passenger
Wed 22 May 17:13
- Baking on The Go
Tue 21 May 18:42
- Back into Northern Hemisphere
Mon 20 May 20:59
- Stormy Nights and Easy Days
- Goodbye French Polynesia
Sun 19 May 00:00
- Rigging Maintenance
Sat 18 May 02:17
- Fish for Dinner
Fri 17 May 06:10
- Light winds and fixing gear
Thu 16 May 09:42
- Back to Easy Sailing
Wed 15 May 18:02
- Flying Curry
Tue 14 May 12:00
- Water everywhere
Mon 13 May 10:00
- Departing Papeete, Headed North
Tue 7 May 04:28
- Papeete Marina
Mon 6 May 04:17
- Short but Ugly Passage to Papeete, Tahiti
Sun 5 May 16:00
- Spectacular Anchorage in Moorea
- On Route for Moorea
Thu 2 May 00:00
- Another day in Paradise
Wed 1 May 00:00
- Life is always better with music and dancing

Apr 2024

Tue 30 Apr 00:00
- Back to the Office
Mon 29 Apr 00:00
- Back in Paradise
Sun 28 Apr 18:30
- Whoa there, JOIA!
Sat 27 Apr 17:47
- Back to Peaceful Ocean Sailing
Fri 26 Apr 00:00
- Midnight Emergency
Thu 25 Apr 00:00
- New crew Members
Wed 24 Apr 00:00
- Anse Hakatea
Tue 23 Apr 20:58
- Crew Preparations for Next Leg
Mon 22 Apr 00:00
- Fixing and Refueling
Sun 21 Apr 00:00
- Life for kids in Remote Polynesia
Sat 20 Apr 00:00
- Spectacular day in Nuku Hiva
Fri 19 Apr 00:00
- Land Ho
Thu 18 Apr 23:07
- Last home boat-baked loaf before French bakeries prevail
- Another day of light winds
Wed 17 Apr 00:36
- Where did the Wind Go?
Tue 16 Apr 02:15
- Crossing the line
Mon 15 Apr 01:11
- Recovering from the storm
Sun 14 Apr 00:15
- Yellowtail for Dinner
Sat 13 Apr 00:45
- Another spectacular sailing day
Thu 11 Apr 22:28
- A Rough Night
- Passed Halfway!
Wed 10 Apr 13:47
- In Rod we Trust
Mon 8 Apr 22:47
- New Sail Configurations
Sun 7 Apr 18:51
- Goodbye Thick Sweaters and Jackets
Sat 6 Apr 18:04
- Finding our Groove
Fri 5 Apr 09:00
- Adapting to life on a tilt
Thu 4 Apr 15:47
- Becoming a little stormy
Wed 3 Apr 16:43
- Good first 24 hours
Tue 2 Apr 16:23
- Back on the boat for a new ocean sailing adventure
Mon 1 Apr 04:31
- New Adventure Starts Tomorrow

Mar 2024

Sun 3 Mar 02:29
- Sailing With Bianca and Marisa

2022

Apr 2022

Fri 1 Apr 14:16
- Arrived in new California home

Mar 2022

Thu 31 Mar 15:46
- Back in California Channel Islands
Wed 30 Mar 08:40
- Passing through San Diego
Sun 20 Mar 14:07
- On route by ship
Sat 12 Mar 14:07
- Through the canal
Wed 9 Mar 22:10
- Short-cut to Ensenada Mexico
Sat 5 Mar 14:07
- On route by ship

Feb 2022

Wed 9 Feb 14:06
- Arrived Florida

Jan 2022

Thu 6 Jan 15:42
- Red Hook Bay St Thomas
Sun 2 Jan 17:38
- Almost at St Thomas
Sat 1 Jan 16:15
- Back out to Sea

2021

Dec 2021

Fri 17 Dec 17:05
- Video from X-Yachts
Sun 12 Dec 22:35
- Glorious Sailing
Thu 9 Dec 02:00
- ARRIVED!!
Tue 7 Dec 17:29
- Sheltering from the heat
Mon 6 Dec 10:32
- Sunday Night Sports
Sun 5 Dec 13:05
- Getting closer
Sat 4 Dec 11:25
- Chasing Venus
Fri 3 Dec 20:01
- Fickle winds and rain
Thu 2 Dec 13:06
- Extreme Laundry
Wed 1 Dec 20:42
- Fixing and Mending

Nov 2021

Tue 30 Nov 22:44
- Past Halfway
Mon 29 Nov 18:09
- More heavy seas
Sun 28 Nov 15:50
- Clouds and Squalls
Sat 27 Nov 15:35
- Making good progress
Fri 26 Nov 15:33
- Spectacular sailing day!
Thu 25 Nov 19:33
- Thanksgiving at Sea
- Stronger winds and gear breakage
Wed 24 Nov 14:59
- Winds have picked up!
Tue 23 Nov 16:15
Mon 22 Nov 09:58
- Heading south from Canaries
Sun 21 Nov 15:10
- And we’re off…
Sat 20 Nov 22:04
Fri 19 Nov 13:00
- Testing the crew gear before the big sail
Mon 15 Nov 00:11
- Provisioning for trans-Atlantic

Oct 2021

Thu 7 Oct 09:36
- Almost at Las Palmas
Wed 6 Oct 15:18
- Big waves Lagos to Las Palmas
Mon 4 Oct 08:40
- Departing Lagos

Sep 2021

Wed 29 Sep 14:39
- Delivery to Lagos
Fri 17 Sep 17:07
- Southampton boat show
Wed 8 Sep 17:05
- Testing emergency rudder

Jul 2021

Wed 14 Jul 11:49
- First sail with Marisa

Apr 2021

Sat 17 Apr 17:55
- First dinner aboard - Hamble UK

2020

Oct 2020

Mon 19 Oct 14:55
- First test sail

Sep 2020

Sun 6 Sep 13:47
- Joia in England

Jan 2020

Wed 8 Jan 14:55
- Interior finished and on show at the factory in Denmark

2019

Nov 2019

Thu 7 Nov 16:59
- Under construction in Denmark

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