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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 165: The One With the Tsunami
Never a dull moment, it seems. We’ve been in Tonga for about a week and a half now. We left the mooring near the town of Neiafu because there was some “weather” coming: a low pressure system with high forecast winds. Because it’s difficult to know how well-maintained a mooring is, we prefer to…
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Chapter 164: The Kingdom of Tonga!
We left Niue a week ago Saturday and we both were so sad to leave but excited for our next destination, the Kingdom of Tonga. The trip from Niue to Tonga was around 240 nautical miles, or about a 1.5 to 2 day passage. However, we would cross the International Date line so we…
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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 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…