Images

The last group to leave Marsden gathered for their final meal together. June 5, 2019

This happy lot have arrived in Savusavu after a rather tumultuous journey or a pause at Minerva. Time to celebrate!

Minerva Reef - Watercolour Artist: Eva Askulv SV Alta, who clearly listens to GHRadio!

Another wonderful painting from Eva Askulv SV Alta. The Chief of Dalconi Village, N Lau Group Fiji

Satellite Picture from Erromango in Vanuatu. Click on the next image for a picture of the real thing. Photo from Diego on SV Meccetroy

Clouds above Erromango in Vanuatu. See the satellite picture to compare. Diego on SV Meccetroy

Large buoy washed up on South Minerva reef. May 2019. With crew from Kupere, Midnight Sun and Whistler. Photo : Margy on SV Whistler see https://www.svwhistler.com/south-minerva-reef/Whistler

There is a very interesting story about clown fish in Jeffrey's blog so see https://flyingfishsail.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/send-in-the-clowns/

This handsome spotted moray fortunately has its mouth shut or Jeffrey may not have been so close. For more see www.FlyingFishSail.com

The banded sea snake with a helthy looking reef was shot in the Port Vila area June 2019. see www.FlyingFishSail.com

A very arty looking turtle, also photographed in the Port Vila area of Vanuatu. see www.FlyingFishSail.com

Some cruisers take listening to GHRadio very seriously! Diego on Meccetroy is multi tasking

The anchorage at Anatom (french chart) or Aneityum (english chart), Vanuatu. Diego on SV Meccetroy

Mystery Island where the cruise ship folk go at Anatom Vanuatu. Taken by Diego SV Meccetroy June 2019.

A very tasty soup! Left Jack & Monique on Aloha. M. Alessandra & Max from Y2K, and R. Diego & Marina on Meccetroy

South Minerva reef. Not easy to walk on but full of life. Photo Margy on Whistler

He thinks he is hiding from Monty, SV Whistler but not so. Photo by Margy waiting for dinner

No one goes hungry in South Minerva . The Whistler freezer hopefully has some space for these. Photo Margy

South Minerva reef is alive and well. Photo Margy SV Whistler

Kelefesia Island Hapaai group Tonga. Photo Margy on Whistler. see more on Kalefesia at https://www.svwhistler.com/kelefesia-island/

The beautiful anchorage at Kelefesia - in calm weather. Boats include Whistler, Saltheart and Malakite. Photo Whistler

Kelefesia Island is for sale if you have USD10m. Photo Margy on Whistler

The Acapella rudder repair - first part. ref video below. Photo Pelle sv Loupan

This is Nick at South Pacific Fibreglass works in Port Denerau, Fiji joining the pieces. Photo from Pelle on Loupan

Martin does a final sand before painting. Only two weeks after the Acapella grounding. Photo Pelle on Loupan

Wali anchorage, Pentecost Island, Vanuatu. These lucky boats got perfect weather for the last day of the land diving. l-R Aquarius, Aloha, Meccetroy, Nikola and ZigZag. Photo from the the Meccetroy drone.

Port Sandwich, Malekula, Vanuatu. Photo Diego Meccetroy

Cook Bay and the meskylenes as seen from Port sandwich, Malekula Vanuatu. Epi in the distance. Photo Diego on Meccetroy

Port Stanley, Malekula, Vanuatu. Diego, Meccetroy, checks out the anchorage using his drone. (We used to take a dinghy in the old days).

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Aliens? No it's Diego's drone above Malekula . SV Meccetroy

Norsup, NE Malekula, Vanuatu as seen from the Meccetroy drone. Thanks Diego for making us wish we were cruising again.

Diego found this photo of the WW2 airstrip, built by the American 7th and 15th Construction Battalion in 1942 at Palikulo Bay, Luganville. It is a relic of the past now, but was 5000' long built on a coral base. SV Meccetroy

Palikulo Bay, Luganville. A very good anchorage in a blow. Isolated but the road is frequented for the 15min drive into town. SV Meccetroy

looking SSW from Palikulo Bay, towards Aore, opposite Luganville. SV Meccetry

Port Olry, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. The lovely protected anchorage is a dinghy ride from the township on the right. Diego from Meccetroy 2019.

The Port Olry anchorage has an added attraction as a swim in the fresh water lake is a short walk away from the lovely sandy beach. Meccetroy 2019.

Now here is an interesting couple of photos. Same people. Same place - Borabora. Diego and daughter Alice who is currently visiting again - this time on Meccetroy in Vanuatu. 2019

Step forward to 2017. Back in Borabora. Great you have changed your shorts Diego! But 20 years has certainly changed Alice. SV Meccetroy

Lake Taupo, central North Island NZ. 21 September, 2019. Just to show there can be beautiful weather in early spring.

A day later at Lake Taupo and the wind is coming up. The next three days saw gale winds up to 40kts in most of the north island!

Awesome picture from Ulla and Pelle on Loupan. It made our day Oct 1, 2019. Suva harbour in the background.

Pumice from the underwater eruption in Tonga has reached Nananu-i-Thake, Sept 19. Photo form Whistler

The Citrus Tarts - Michelle and Steve, at Nananu-i-Thake. Photo from Whistler, Sept 2019 with pumice in the background.

Some of the pumice 'rocks' are a decent size. Photo SV Whistler at Nananu-i-Thake, Sept 2019

An unusual sky above Gulf Harbour Radio. A hole in the stratocumulus right over our vertical SteppIr antenna. And we were not even broadcasting as Sunday 13 October 2019. The intense low is on its way.

VIDEOS

North Minerva Reef. Video by David Hartman 2019. The drone is 500m amsl.

Snorkelling near Muscat Cove off Malolo, Fiji, with crews from Libeccio, Vivere and Splash

​Suva Harbour. Tallship ALVEI being restored in the harbour. Anahata anchored next to her. Video by David Hartman 2019.

Well, it has happened to most of us - but maybe not this bad. We thank the  Acapella crew, Martin and Ellen, for making this available.  Also see pictures above.

The temporary repair to the Acapella rudder got them to 
Denerau and this video shows how the professionals do it!
Thanks Martin and Ellen for the video.

SV Panache video of the Humpback and calf in Vavauu. 2019 season

This is what cruising is all about! Taken by SV Panache - Rangiroa  in the Tuamotus, dolphins in the Galapagos, Humpbacks in Moorea, Diving and kiting in Fakarava. 2019

SV Panache turned on the under water lights  when at Muscat Cove. Plankton were attracted and the manta ray had dinner. October 2019

The water visibility is not so good here but still amazing video of the humpback and calf in Vavau'u. SV Panache 2019

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