Articles tagged with 'new-caledonia'

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...

We'd just arrived off our passage from Brisbane, Australia in lovely New Caledonia to discover a late season tropical depression was forming north of Vanuatu. Over the course of the following week, the storm spun up into Cyclone Donna. Come aboard with the crew of S/Y Feelin' Good as we prepare for the storm and then ride out at anchor in our 'hurricane hole'. When it was over, we...

Yes, Feelin' Good is back! After a hiatus for maintenance and some much needed time off, we've completed the first passage of the 2017 season. We left the Rivergate Marina in Brisbane, Australia, on 23 April and arrived four days later in Noumea, New Caledonia. It was a terrific passage, and with the Pacific cyclone season's end, the fun begins, so come aboard for a blue water...