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The Ship's Engineer
Life lessons from boat maintenance
Jim
Resources
Starlink
A guide for cruising sailors in the South Pacific as of July 2026
Cruise Notes
Naivinitei Anchorage, Yanuca Island
Visiting Fiji's remote Ringgold Islands
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Cruising Northern Fiji
From ocean passage mode to cruising mode, we are off to explore Fiji's Northern Islands.
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Bula Bula!
Roam is back in Fiji for another season after a fast, 1,200nm reach across the South Pacific.
New Zealand to Fiji: Day 1
We're off and running (literally) Day one of our 1,200-mile passage from Opua, New Zealand, to Savusavu, Fiji, is complete. A solid 190-mile day. Most of it running with the "Chicken Rig”: full main with the solent winged to weather with a spinnaker guy.
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A Window Opens
Long awaited weather for the passage from New Zealand to Fiji
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Waiting in the Bay of Islands
Enjoying New Zealand's Bay of Islands while waiting on weather for the passage to Fiji
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Passage Planning: New Zealand to Fiji
Finding a safe, comfortable route across 1,100nm of open ocean from New Zealand to Fiji.
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Camping on the North Island
Taking a break from marina life and boatwork to vagabond around New Zealand's North Island in a rented camper van.
Resources
Offshore Communications
Staying connected out on the ocean
Cruise Notes
Tropical Cyclone Vaianu
Bracing for Nasty Weather in New Zealand