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Chapter 182: We sailed 9,866 nautical miles in 2025, now what?!?!?
2025 was a BIG year for Sailing Meraviglia! When we started out the year in Panama, we knew we had some big adventures ahead and we were not sure whether or not we would like them. SPOILER ALERT, we LOVED them. While the year had some tough moments, including the loss of one of…
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Chapter 162: Goodbye to Meela and off to Niue!
Good evening from night watch on the Pacific! After two full weeks, we finally got a weather window to be able to leave Maupiha’a! While it was a beautiful place to be “stuck”, we were ready to move west. We had a final beach gathering with some other cruisers on Wednesday night and then…
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Chapter 161: Week 2 of a weather pause, sobering South Pacific sailing incidents, and flooding in Texas…
We are now into week two of our lovely visit to Maupihaʻa. This stunning atoll has been a great spot for natural beauty as well as protection from some nasty lows that have moved through the area. As we shared last week, our anchorage is on the uninhabited end of the atoll. There are…
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Chapter 160: Imagine, If You Will…
Weather continues to be a challenge for us here in the South Pacific. We have three destinations in mind: Niue, Tonga, and American Samoa. We’d be happy visiting any of the three. They are all in the same region, which means that weather issues affect all of them most of the time. We did…
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Chapter 159: Waiting on the Weather …
We arrived in Bora Bora on Father’s Day after a nice overnight sail from Tahiti. The pass into Bora Bora was calm and we easily navigated to the mooring field at the Bora Bora Yacht Club. In Bora Bora, there is very little anchoring allowed. There are two spots where you can anchor but…
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Chapter 157: Still waiting, the plank of doom, and mooring mishaps…
Ia ora na from Tahiti where we are still waiting for the arrival of our new mainsail. I know, I know – there are worse places to be waiting 😂 but we are on a final countdown to when we must depart French Polynesia due to our 90 day visa. We had hoped to have…
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Chapter 154: I Really Can’t Imagine It
We are winding up our time in the Tuamotus. We, as you read this, are underway to our final stop: Tikehau. We were supposed to make the trip yesterday, but the weather didn’t cooperate. Happily, it’s a quick one-only 50 nautical miles, so we’ll leave early and arrive in the afternoon. I’ve been reflecting…
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Chapter 153: Paradise in Polynesia
Cruising in the Tuamotu islands has been magical. While the sailing in and out of passes is nerve wracking, each and every island has been worth the worry. We now understand why some cruisers opt for a long stay visa and remain for a year! We have visited Raroia, Makemo, Fakarava, and on Monday…
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Chapter 151: Sailing into danger…
We enjoyed our visit to Nuka Hiva and the Marquesas but on Saturday it was time to move on. Bob went ashore in the morning to visit the market for some final fresh produce and we lifted anchor to set off around 9am. We had friends on S/V Fortuna who would also be making…
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Chapter 150: April Fool!
Never sail on April Fools’ Day. That’s what we learned.We spent three wonderful days at Fatu Hiva. It is truly a paradise. There is nothing much there. Only two villages, 600 inhabitants, and accessible only by boat. But the anchorage is absolutely stunning. It is the most gorgeous spot we’ve yet visited. We made…