Arrived Seychelles

 We arrived in Victoria , Seychelles at around 3am local time. Anchored in the Quarantine Anchorage and awoke this morning to this view. Position reports (below) are not updated -- the Nav PC died two nights ago. We are waiting for our health inspection latter this morning so we can get out of quarantine.

Technically we are now in Africa, even though the Seychelles is a 1,000 miles off the African mainland. Felt like a long, slow passage. 

Paul 

Enroute Seychelles Day 6

Easy, slow sail yesterday and last night. This afternoon we gave up and started motoring. 7kts of wind on the stern in rolly seas is not Georgia's forte.

Paul
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Enroute Seychelles - Day 5

Not much to report tonight. Last night and day was an easy sail. Had a few light squalls. At one point last night I was laying in the cockpit and could see stars out the starboard side and the Southern Cross on the port, yet there was rain hitting the Bimini cover hard. Not sure where it came from.

The noon-to-noon run was a dismal 121nm. This was because we gybed to change direction from west to north (while keeping the wind on our stern). If I used the actual course distance it would have been 142nm, not great, but better. We have about 340nm to go, probably arriving Monday.

Paul
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Enroute Seychelles - Day 4

We had a good day and clear night of sailing. Not fast, made 140nm noon to noon. This passage is definitely taking longer than expected -- oh well. Some time latter tonight around midnight we will leave our due west course, gybe the sails and start heading NW directly toward the Seychelles. Looking at a late Sunday arrival now.

Big news onboard today -- I took a shower.

Paul

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Enroute Seychelles - Day 3

Finally have had a good day and night of easy sailing. Noon-to-noon run of 164nm, which is far better than the previous few days. We have headed south to about 8* below the equator to try and stay in the SE trade winds and to get some favorable current. Not quite at the half way point of he passage yet.
The big excitement onboard this evening we have switched from red sauce with bow-tie paste for the evening meal to Chili and rice.

Paul



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Enroute Seychelles - Day 2

So far its been a slow trip. Noon to noon run on he second day was 137nm. Last nigght was squall city pretty much all night. Squall would approach, wind goes to 20-25kts with a few gusts to 33kts. Boat sails fast. Wind drops to 10-15kts with heavy rain. Boat sails OK. Squall passes and sucks the wind out of the atmosphere. Motor goes on. Rinse and repeat. This gwent on till about 5:30am. Fatiguing.

Sailing has beebn good most of today with few squalls and making some distance. We are currently at 7* south of he equator and heading a little further south to try and get some favorable current and to stay in our current winds. Haven't reached the halfway point yet.

There is a New Zealand boat, Mai Tai, that is 18 days out of Sumatra close behind us who is also heading to the Seychelles.

Paul

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Bye Bye Chagos

Its been a great 12 days hanging in the remote Salomon Atoll. Lots of live coral, lots of overly interested sharks, Boobies, Notties, Turns and a few Frigates flying around, old copra plantation building to explore -- all in all a pretty magical place. (Pictures to come when we get into the land of cell towers)

We are off this morning for a 7 to 10 day passage to the Seychelles. We will head about 100-120 miles to the south of here on a SW heading to get into better winds and more favorable current, then turn west for a few more days and then turn NW to head up to Mahe island in the Seychelles. I'll try and post a daily or bi-daily note to the blog.

Paul

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