Articles about 'New Caledonia'

Hi folks! We had a great 2017 season that ended with a terrific passage to our off-season home of New Zealand. Be sure to tune in next year as we sail for Indonesia and Southeast Asia! Wow, exciting stuff! Until then enjoy our latest passage video, cheers from all of us aboard Feelin' Good!

New Caledonia was a great time for all of us and we enjoyed a huge diversity of activities and geography during our three months there. The diving was extraordinary and a separate photo gallery will showcase what we experienced underwater however these photos document what we did topside. Enjoy!

Yacht Feelin' Good enjoyed a wonderful sailing season in New Caledonia. Follow along as we enjoy diving, snorkeling, and BBQ time on the beach on the beautiful islands of New Caledonia.

About 60nm south of Noumea lies the Isle des Pins. It's outside the South Lagoon so you have to cross a bit of ocean to get here but we picked a very nice day to cruise across without any wind and no swell to speak of.

We are about 40nm south of Noumea in the South Lagoon of New Caledonia. Kouarea Island is a small piece of land surrounded by amazing coral reefs in all directions and we've worked our way down here this week as my son, Eric, visits us. It's a little tricky getting in here with a boat of our draft but Andrea's done a great job and we have had a nice anchorage on a sandy bottom in...

We were on the way to another anchorage when we spotted this place and decided to hang out for a few days. What a great decision! It's a lagoon surrounded by reefs with just a couple of entrances in. The snorkeling was superb, especially out by the pass. Under the surface we saw lots of pristine hard coral, tons of fish, had a few white tip sharks following us around and came pretty...

Our first normal anchorage after arriving here in New Caledonia. The past three weeks have been filled with rainy weather followed but a close brush with Cyclone Donna followed by more rain. Finally we are able to get out to the Southern Lagoon where all the best places are located.

Monday, the 8th of May, and the transformation is complete, as in, we're in full hurricane mode here folks. You may possibly be asking, what is hurricane mode? It's that tedious, but brief span of time that seems to go on forever when all you can do is wait for the thing to pass, kinda like a kidney stone, but this one's about 400 miles across. Donna, the kidney stone's name, is...