Sailing S/V Bella Marina

We spotted Rangiroa’s palm tree line this morning at 7:45 AM and arrived at the Tiputa pass with a couple of hours to spare before slack tide. We are now anchored across from the Kia Ora resort in the flat … Read More »

Finally, we have less than 100 miles and 24 hours sailing to our destination. The winds picked up a bit, so we started sailing again, but today is our sprint. Although, since we have to time our arrival with the … Read More »

Finally, it was prophesied it would happen. The waves calmed down. But so did the wind. Instead of having 12-14 knots as predicted, we currently only have 4. So we’re converting to power boating. We just passed our 200 nautical … Read More »

Another day, still plenty of wind, waves and squalls. Thanks PredictWind! The False Prophet says it will die down tomorrow. Where did we hear that before. So we endure the wind, the waves and the squalls, it’s starting to get … Read More »

Just a few hundred miles left, 450 to be exact, we are ready for this sail to end. At seas for more than two weeks, getting hammered by ocean waves and wind, it has not been a pleasant passage as … Read More »