Category: The Sailing Family
Escape Plans Denied [Ep66]
As Cyclone season approaches, we start working on our escape plans. We knew it was a risk to leave the safety of New Zealand, and now we pay the price……
The only regatta on Earth: Musket Cove! [Ep65]
We enter Archer into the Musket Cove Regatta, which was the ONLY large scale, International sailing regatta of 2020. We felt so lucky to partake and it was a celebration…
Being a kid again in Fiji: racing, river-sliding & scuba diving! [Ep64]
How could you not be as excited as a kid in Fiji? In this episode we race Archer against our friends Pu (and blow a mainsail halyard in the process!).…
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know. The Q&A Episode! [Ep63]
We asked if you had any questions and we got 75 responses! And since we have guests visiting us this week, we thought we would edit a quick video instead.…
Fiji’s Sinking Village [Ep62]
Ogea didn’t cause this crisis, but they’re feeling it. In this episode we talk to the village leaders about their efforts to raise the earth by hand and the impact…
“Stay Long’a in Fulaga” – Remote Fiji [Ep61]
This is the dream: You’re sailing around the world and visit a stunningly beautiful island where you are welcomed by the village Chief. You become friends with the locals and…
We are the only tourists in Fiji. [Ep60]
We’re the ONLY ones. A collection of perhaps 20 boats and, thankfully, 6 with kids. In this episode we gather at the famous Blue Lagoon (the G-Rated version!) and break…
Castaways, Manta Rays, Birthdays & Mohawks?! [Ep59]
Imagine watching the movie “Castaway” for the first time anchored comfortably off the beach where it was filmed. How cool would that be?! We finally leave Musket Cove and start…
Welcome to Fiji (where is everybody?) [Ep58]
We finish our quarantine and enter Fiji, but are surprised at what we find. As one of just a few tourists in the island group, we find the resorts are…
Making a “Break” for it! 1,300nm passage to Fiji. [Ep57]
More things break on our trip from NZ to Fiji. Why does this keep happening to us!? And why does it happen so often at night!? We finally get approval…
