New Cruising Blog

Tnflakbait · 12-06-2009, 20:11

Hey all,
We just started a new blog following our South Pacific cruise aboard our 33' csk catamaran.

If you are interested in checking it out here is the link:

Adventures of Aita Pe'ape'a

Tristan

Aita Pe'Ape'a

captain58sailin · 12-06-2009, 20:19

That is a very nice blog. I like that you named your boat for the polynesian term for "no problem" very cool.

schoonerdog · 12-06-2009, 21:11

Cool - thanks for sharing!

imagine2frolic · 13-06-2009, 06:50

Great to see the boat sailing in the S.P. since those waters are her roots. She is one of my MOST favorite boats here. Thanks for sharing......i2f

snort · 13-06-2009, 20:14

Very nice! I'd like to hear about the crossing from California. Please write more on your blog!

Tnflakbait · 16-06-2009, 22:29

Thanks,
We will be adding to the blog shortly. We will try and keep it as up to date as possible. I don't plan on going to far back in time with the blog, with regards to the passage.

We made the passage in 22 days from Barra de Navidad, Mexico. We had good weather except for the last 4 days. We had 20-25 knts on the beam with 10 ft wave at 5 seconds on the beam. We snapped a rudder 4 days out of Nuku Hiva. I built the rudders, so I had no one to blame but myself. I also felt better when I found out a brand new Lagoon 440 had also lost a rudder in the same conditions.

The strongest wind we had was a squall at the start of the ITCZ with about 50 kts of wind. We did 7 knots with bare poles.

But here we sit in Fare Huahine...

Hope you enjoy the posts to come.

Tristan

Tnflakbait · 24-06-2009, 12:08

We just got a new entry up. Starting to get the hang of it...

tongabound · 24-06-2009, 14:46

Very cool. Followed along. Maybe we will see you out there. Check my blog when you get a chance.

12-06-2009, 20:11	#1
Tnflakbait Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern California Boat: CSK, 33' Aita Pe'ape'a Posts: 321	New Cruising Blog Hey all, We just started a new blog following our South Pacific cruise aboard our 33' csk catamaran. If you are interested in checking it out here is the link: Adventures of Aita Pe'ape'a Tristan Aita Pe'Ape'a

12-06-2009, 20:19	#2
captain58sailin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Homer, AK is my home port Boat: Skookum 53' "Rose Posts: 413	That is a very nice blog. I like that you named your boat for the polynesian term for "no problem" very cool. Last edited by captain58sailin; 12-06-2009 at 20:20. Reason: grammar

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schoonerdog Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: annapolis Boat: st francis 44 mk II catamaran Posts: 926	Cool - thanks for sharing! __________________ http://www.zachaboard.blogspot.com

13-06-2009, 06:50	#4
imagine2frolic Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: N.E. Florida Boat: Simpson, Catamaran, 46ft. IMAGINE Posts: 3,160	Great to see the boat sailing in the S.P. since those waters are her roots. She is one of my MOST favorite boats here. Thanks for sharing......i2f __________________ BORROWED! No single one of us is as smart as all of us! SAILING is not always a slick magazine cover!

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13-06-2009, 20:14	#5
snort Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 44	Very nice! I'd like to hear about the crossing from California. Please write more on your blog!

16-06-2009, 22:29	#6
Tnflakbait Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern California Boat: CSK, 33' Aita Pe'ape'a Posts: 321	Thanks, We will be adding to the blog shortly. We will try and keep it as up to date as possible. I don't plan on going to far back in time with the blog, with regards to the passage. We made the passage in 22 days from Barra de Navidad, Mexico. We had good weather except for the last 4 days. We had 20-25 knts on the beam with 10 ft wave at 5 seconds on the beam. We snapped a rudder 4 days out of Nuku Hiva. I built the rudders, so I had no one to blame but myself. I also felt better when I found out a brand new Lagoon 440 had also lost a rudder in the same conditions. The strongest wind we had was a squall at the start of the ITCZ with about 50 kts of wind. We did 7 knots with bare poles. But here we sit in Fare Huahine... Hope you enjoy the posts to come. Tristan

24-06-2009, 12:08	#7
Tnflakbait Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern California Boat: CSK, 33' Aita Pe'ape'a Posts: 321	We just got a new entry up. Starting to get the hang of it...

24-06-2009, 14:46	#8
tongabound Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: CA Boat: JBoat, J33 Posts: 56	Very cool. Followed along. Maybe we will see you out there. Check my blog when you get a chance.

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