Sailing the pacific book

Our fleet includes everything from the safe, manageable 25 foot merit 25, to the luxurious, comfortable lagoon 380, 38 foot catamaran. I felt that i was literally on the sailing yacht with ginny, jim, lisa and kim sollars on every leg of the journey. Pacific odyssey, book by gwenda cornell cornell sailing. Most pacific nations are now closed, or 2 you must sail to tahiti to store your boat, and fly away. The burge family acquired akela in san carlos, mexico in 1999 and spent 15 years cruising aboard akela in the sea of cortez while maintaining a. From world cruising destinations by jimmy and doina cornell. Sail akela sailing the pacific ocean in a 40ft sailboat. As well as an enthralling adventure, the book chronicles an inner journey of self discovery. Her book is about the more challenging sailing that she and her children did in the seas between vancouver island and the b. Their story of visiting pitcairns island forced me to reread mutiny on the bounty. But experiencing this adventure vicariously through someone who has a similar background is the next best thing.

Favorit book sailing the pacific ocean blue moons don t come cheap sailing stories book 2 read. Sailing made easy, which sailing magazine called best in class upon its release in 2010, is the most comprehensive education and boating safety learntosail guide to date. Thus equipped, and after many weeks of sailing, with thompson. It is a delightful read, and makes me wish my parents had taken me on a long sailing journey as a child. Yes, this is a real island which has its own unique story which led to the famous book. Sailing with her family on the yacht aventura, gwenda cornell explores many corners of the pacific that can still only be reached by sea. Exploring the gambier islands of the south pacific on a. Kontiki was the first book about sailing that i ever read.

Sailing tour sailing in vancouver sailing in vancouver. Kontiki is also the name of heyerdahls book, the academy awardwinning documentary film chronicling his adventures. A voyage across the longest stretch of water on earth, and a journey into its past by miles hordern at. Sailing to the pacific oceans trash vortex the new republic. Sailing to the pacific oceans trash vortex in his new book, junk raft, marcus eriksen discovers a sea filled with tiny particles of harmful plastic. Andy who was trying to convince her to join her on a sailboat to sail around the south pacific. Akela is a twomasted sailing boat called a hardin sea wolf ketch made in taiwan in 1977.

World cruising destinations is a companion book with countrybycountry details. Ginny so realistically portrayed the real life description of what one would naturally. In middecember i finished a rather intense book that consumed my oct. The book talks about the cornell family parents and 2 young kids spending 3 years sailing in the pacific. I read just about everything i could get my hands on concerning sailing, voyaging, cruising. The shear foolhardiness of building a balsa wood raft and sailing it 4000 miles from peru to tahiti is enough to peak the interest of any adventurous soul. The regatta was hosted by royal papua yacht club in konedobu, with mens, womens and team events taking place on the konebada course. The raft was named kontiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. Lectronic latitude is published online three times a week. View a list of over 250 useful cruising guides for 184 countries including mediterranean, caribbean, latin america, south pacific, and high latitudes cruising guides. The waggoner guide has been guiding boaters to spectacular northwest destinations since 1994. His book, sailing the pacific contains a good deal of historical commentary, some profound general observations on life at sea and is so beautifully written that, unlike many voyage accounts, it. Sailing across the pacific a month at sea sailing the.

Latitude 38 is the wests premier sailing and marine magazine, published in print monthly. Sailing the south pacific on arrival you need to get the tide times right to navigate a narrow pass, but the reward is a calm, clean and incredibly blue lagoon. And really it is more about adventuring than sailing. Sailing at the 2015 pacific games was held at port moresby from 511 july 2015. Horderns remarkably unsentimental about his 28footer, rather small for so formidable an ocean, and hes unspooked by the legendary weather regularly dished out in such. From olympia, wa to ketchikan, ak, the guide is referred to by boaters as the bible for northwest cruising. Equipment classes were the laser and laser radial dinghies, and the hobie 16 catamaran sailors from australia and new zealand were invited to compete at the pacific games for. Akela is named after the lone wolf in kiplings jungle book. The panama canal continues to be a valuable indicator of yacht movement both between the atlantic and pacific and on a global level. Sailing the south pacific is something i would never do. Boats blue pacific yachting offers an eclectic and comprehensive variety of sailboats for instruction, sailing by our members and chartering by the public.

Get some inspiration from the south pacific itineraries tab and start planning your next sailing itinerary, read detailed descriptions of south pacific sailing destinations, or read our south pacific sailing article. Whether taking a monohull yacht to cover the ground and for sheer sailing pleasure, or a catamaran for its space and family comfort, whether choosing a bareboat or skippered option, the charter zones of tahiti, tonga and new. Weather can turn quick, seas can rise and not seeing land for a few hours makes you question all the navigational devices. Pacific sailing is an accredited american sailing association sailing school and yacht charter company with a fleet of 10 sailing yachts from 2746 feet. As a teacher, i loved learning about all the fascinating customs and cultures in. Provisioning tips, cruising lessons, and a collection of recipes are shared through the authors passage across the north pacific. The canal is working at full capacity and so the peak transit time for yachts is in february and march when waiting time on the caribbean side can be two weeks or longer unless speeded up by using a local agent. Of course we were able to follow along on our phones on apple maps, never out of cell service and our chart plotter and even the compass all work just great.

The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl. A vivid yet reflective book, it catches the this summer is the twelfth season that we have headed off in our 26 foot boat with our two daughters down the rideau canal and the lakes it. Cruising aboard a 40 foot trawler in the pacific northwest, sailing on our 38 sailboat in mexico, and traveling and camping in a minivan camper. Incorporated in the textbook are useful illustrations and exceptional photographs of complex sailing concepts. South pacific sailboat charters, sailboat rental south. We offer all levels of sailing instruction, team building regattas, skippered charters, and bareboat charters. Over the last 35 years, this threetime circumnavigator has undertaken four voyages to the pacific ocean, roaming its waters far and wide, from southern chile to alaska and from easter island to papua new guinea, with visits to every island group in between. In this second book of the nautical trilogy, in search of adventure and moments of bliss, the couple faces adversity, but gains renewal and reward. Latitude 38 is the founding sponsor of the baja haha, the pacific puddle jump, and the delta doo dah. Set sail on your luxury adventure aboard our private catamaran charters. Youre envisioning lush mountains, beautiful beaches, turquoise water, a bright blue sky and local beauties awaiting you with baskets full of tropical. Take in exciting blue water sailing or easy coastal cruising in the sunny whitsundays, remote french polynesia and welcoming tonga in your own private yacht on a bareboat or skipper charter vacation. Fenland waterways preorder new edition due july add to basket product details.

This book is so much more than just feeding the crew. It is also the official textbook for the asa basic keelboat standard asa 101. Fully customized tours for any group day or overnight. I decided to encounter it as if i was, cruising the so. Charter boat sailing holidays in the south pacific. Hordern captures the thrill, romance, and anxieties of ocean sailing. Sailing a charter yacht in the vast southern pacific ocean can be as relaxing or challenging as you want it to be. A britishborn newcomer describes his pleasant, singlehanded sailing mooch across an. About 1584, the dutch pilot lucas janszoon waghenaer published a volume of navigational principles, tables, charts, and sailing instructions. Fishes of the pacific coast because sometimes it had fish the other books. Its been nearly a week, and since then, the country went into lockdown.

A britishborn newcomer describes his pleasant, singlehanded sailing mooch across an unequalled expanse of water, the southern ocean between new zealand and south america. French canall routes to the mediterannean, living aboard around the world, pacific crossing guide, route to the mediteranean, easy navigation, gentle mediterranean routes, straight sailing to gibraltar. An introduction to the ongoing adventures of lois and gunter hofmann, this trailer is for her book sailing the south pacific the second in her 3 book trilogy. Sailing across the straight always brings a bit of apprehension. Click here to book now book now click here to learn more about homehome click here to learn more about activities. That picture conjured up romantic ideas of remote pacific islands, tropic breezes, sailing, exploring, adventuring. Imagine youre about to make landfall in the south seas after a 21day odyssey on a notsopacific ocean. Sail the south pacific in the company of an expert skipper or independently on a bareboat charter vacation. When i read windswept a south pacific sailing adventure, i was hooked beginning on page one. Sailing on the ocean mit dream wonder nude 2 video. On your trip, you will enjoy west coaststyle refreshments along false creek, english bay, kitsilano beach and the outer harbour. Sailing the south pacific south pacific yacht charters. Sailing across the pacific a month at sea sailing the pacific episode 17 in this episode we sail 4210 miles nonstop from panama to fatu hiva in the marquesas.