- The Bounty.
20th June 2024 Rotoava, Fakarava, Tuamotus, French Polynesia – Carrefour Bay, Tahiti, French Polynesia via Venus Point & Airpoirt Anchorage, Tahiti, French Polynesia In 1776 Captain Bligh and his trusty crew left London on ‘The Bounty’ with a mission to make landfall in Tahiti. The Captain hoped to find both fame and a land of … Read more - Fakarava Philharmonic.
14th June May 2024 Punaruku, Makemo, Tuamotus, French Polynesia – Rotoava, Fakarava, Tuamotus, French Polynesia via South Pass & Hirifa, Fakarava, Tuamotus, French Polynesia Philharmonic orchestras are made up of many sections that all come together to create a great performance. You have the strings section crammed with violins and violas, the brass section gleams … Read more - “Have you tried turning it off and on again?”
4th June 2024 Kon Tiki, Raroia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia – Punaruku, Makemo, Tuamotus, French Polynesia “Have you tried turning it off and on again?”. This is the manta issued from support desks in a myriad of anonymous windowless offices across the globe. This was also the manta on board Ruffian as we turned her into … Read more - We’re all going on a summer holiday.
28th May 2024 Kon Tiki, Raroia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia Cliff Richard sung a great yarn about ‘Going on a summer holiday’, apparently there would be ‘No work for a week or two’ and along the way, knowing his wild ways, there would be lashings of fun with friends, excursions to local attractions, extravagant meals in … Read more - Target practice.
24th May 2024 Hakahetau, Ua Poa, Marquises, French Polynesia – Kon Tiki, Raroia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia via Hakahetau, Ua Poa, Marquises, French Polynesia Whenever we sail offshore we have a target of arriving at our destination in daylight. This is usually a pretty easy target to hit. We had a different sort of target to … Read more - The letter W.
14th May 2024 Anaho, Nuku Hiva, Marquises, French Polynesia – Hakahetau, Ua Poa, Marquises, French Polynesia via Taiohae Bay & Daniels Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquises, French Polynesia On Ruffian we are surrounded by things beginning with the letter W. Nautically there is the water, waves and warps to name but a few and this has … Read more - Mechanical properties.
6th May 2024 Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, Marquises, French Polynesia – Anaho, Nuku Hiva, Marquises, French Polynesia UTS, creep, yield strength, Young’s modulus, stress vs strain. These are all terms that ring in the ears of mechanical engineering students*. These terms have also been ringing in our ears as we have tuned our new rigging and … Read more - Elon Musk vs The Victorians.
28th April 2024 Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, Marquises, French Polynesia Technology on boats seems to change at both a staggeringly fast and a staggeringly slow pace. Communication has changed staggering fast with the advent of Starlink connecting every boat with everyone all the time, but masts are still held up with technology that would be familiar … Read more - Necessity is the mother of invention.
21st April 2024 Hanamoenoa, Tahuata, Marquises, French Polynesia – Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, Marquises, French Polynesia via Atuona, Tahauku Bay, Hiva Oa & Hanamoenoa, Tahuata, Marquises, French Polynesia Necessity is the mother of invention. The necessity of creating cheap cars made Mr Ford to think about the production line. The necessity of the Royal Navy to … Read more - 7 deadly sins. 7 capital virtues.
15th April 2024 Atuona, Tahauku Bay, Hiva Oa, Marquises, French Polynesia – Hanamoenoa, Tahuata, Marquises, French Polynesia There are 7 deadly sins and to balance them there are 7 capital virtues. We’re not very good very good at either the deadly sins or indeed the virtues and have been forced to practice one of the … Read more
