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Australia

We left Noumea fully planning to sail to Coff's Harbor, but plans change (as they often...

New Caledonia

After an awesome time with the volcano on Tanna it was time to lift anchor and move on....

Tanna and the Volcano

Tanna in Vanuatu is all about the volcano, so needless to say when we were there, we...

An illegal stop in Fiji

When we sailed away from Tonga the plan was to sail straight to Tanna in Vanuatu. That...

Hanging in Tonga

The trip from Niue to Tonga was a fast one. Our stay on Tonga was almost faster. It...

Adventures on Niue

Whales, Speight's, road-tripping, cave-diving, snorkeling, curry and nightclubbing sums...

A relaxing stay on Palmerston

If you haven't been to Palmerston, don't plan on flying here. The nearest airport is 2...

Partying on Bora Bora

Bora Bora has been amazing. It is a picture perfect island and I understand why many...

Seeing the sights on Moorea

I was very happy to make the short sail to Moorea, because I had heard so many good...

Tearing it up in Tahiti

After what seemed like way too short a time in the Tuamotos, we sailed to Tahiti. We...

Amazing Tuamotos

If you close your eyes and try to picture what paradise would look like, chances are...

Sailing the Marquesas

When I say that I'm in the Marquesas, most people have no clue where it is. I actually...

Crossing the Pacific

When we crossed the Pacific, the longest sail we did was from Galapagos to...

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Countries Visited

Nautical Miles Sailed

Go West

The decision has been taken. I am not sailing back to Norway ... Not yet anyway ... I take that back. I am still sailing back to Norway, but instead of sailing home in an Easterly direction I'm doing it in a Westerly direction. I'm heading into the Pacific in other...

Happy New Year

Part 1 (Written on the last day of 2009) The last day of the year is always a day of reflection for me. It is a day I look back and remember the good and the bad times, the people I liked and loved ... and the people I wished would have a well deserved accident....

Christmas spirit is upon us … not really …

Christmas spirit is upon us … not really …

After a very relaxing day it was nice to head ashore to our evening reservation at the aptly named, "It rains fishes" restaurant. Though their spelling might be questionable, their food wasn't. My charter guests treated me to an unbelievable Christmas Dinner. I...

Happy Heathen Holidays

Happy Heathen Holidays

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays This fine Christmas morning myself and the rest of the charter gang, jumped in to the water for a Christmas picture. Nothing beats a nice morning swim followed by eggs and bacon. Life is Grand.

Starting the charter

Starting the charter

I picked up my charter guests: Margrete, Harald, Torbjørn og Per Ove at West Punt, all the way north-west on Curacao in a small bay called Playa Forti. It was a good place to start the charter, because from there we would cover the entire southern coastline...

Fixing engines and going to Curacao

Fixing engines and going to Curacao

After spending a day recuperating from the failed attempt to get to Curacao it was time to get back to work and fix the engines, so that I could get to Curacao and start my Christmas charter. Clifford, my clutch mechanic, came by and we were able to narrow down what...