Ripening Nicely

The next chapter in life

  • Maldives,  Sailing

    Full Circle to Dubai

    21st September 2009 / No Comments

    Night watches on a long passage give you a lot of time to think about things.  My problem is that I don’t always remember everything when I get around to…

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    Bryan
  • Maldives,  Sailing

    Fair Winds and Good Sailing

    17th September 2009 / No Comments

    Bryan’s morning text reads…“Nice night sailing although a bit windy to start.  Up to 22 knots now back to around 10 knots.  Lots of traffic.  Beautiful sunrise – very pink.”…

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    Helen
  • Maldives,  Sailing

    In-Flight Refuelling

    11th September 2009 / No Comments

    We got a routine call from the Indian Navy last night, asking vessel, crew and route details.  This kind of call is quite standard although I always get a bit…

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    Bryan
  • Maldives,  Sailing

    The Slow Way Back

    9th September 2009 / No Comments

    Aroha and her able crew are making steady but slow progress back but are being hampered by an uncomfortable swell and the wind persisting from the direction they are trying…

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    Helen
  • Maldives,  Sailing

    Trouble Leaving

    7th September 2009 / No Comments

    I have just finished reading a book about one of my heroes, intrepid explorer James Cook, and our voyage seems tame in relation to what he accomplished.   We have bemoaned…

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    Bryan
  • Maldives,  Sailing,  Travel

    Back to Reality

    6th September 2009 / No Comments

    Well, there is only so long you can put off the inevitable.   Bryan has been cruising now for nearly six months and myself and the kids for nearly three.  It…

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    Helen
  • Maldives,  Sailing

    Male – The City On Speed

    2nd September 2009 / No Comments

    Male is a medium sized Asian city on speed.  It’s a two by a two-kilometre piece of compact real estate where everything happens faster, noisier, smellier… than anywhere else in…

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    Bryan
  • Maldives,  Sailing

    Island Hopping to Male

    28th August 2009 / No Comments

    We left Nilandhoo in the afternoon a couple of days back.  The timing of high tide and the shallow depths we were anchored in dictated when we moved – needing…

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    Helen
  • Maldives,  Sailing

    Excitement In The Night

    22nd August 2009 / No Comments

    One of the aspects of this type of cruising that I really enjoy is the planning… the preparation… the deciding where to go and when.  It’s all fine and dandy…

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    Bryan
  • Maldives,  Sailing

    Jewellery Island

    16th August 2009 / No Comments

    We left Kolumafushi and the Huvadhoo atoll on Friday and sailed (well, motored) overnight to arrive in Laamu atoll yesterday mid-morning.  Our experience in Huvadhoo had been largely positive and…

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    Helen
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