Wilderness Cruising | Nautitech Open 40 blog

French Polynesia,    June 4, 2019 8:59 AM Wilderness 14 58.01S 147 38.15E We have had an excellent time in French Poly so far. We spent 1 month in Marquesas, and 1 month in Tuamotus, we are just about to leave Rangiroa for Tahiti and the Society Islands, this is only a 200 nm hop. Conditions look good so we are heading out right now. Tuamotus scared us from all the reports we read about the dangers of anchoring in coral, swinging 180deg onto a reef due to passing squalls, and not forgetting the tricky timing of the current in the passes. In reality though we took all of these in our stride, and perhaps we were also lucky, the only squall that caught us by surprise was also the one time we took a mooring. We have enjoyed diving the passes, the and under water life, each time we move diving the anchor is such a joy. We've done well in Tuamotus, checking out so many remote and quiet spots only reachable by boat. Our favorite atoll was ...

March 2, 2019 5:33 AM Wilderness Lat+08.909700 Lon-079.524100 GPS test March 5, 2019 2:05 AM Wilderness Lat 08.484216 Lon-079.943450  Day 0 Vista Mar - Boat and crew getting ready to Jump! March 5, 2019 2:25 AM Wilderness Lat 06.577850 Lon-081.010583 Day 0 Amazing first day. Perfect timing with Spinnaker and then 2nd reef before sunset, sea state perfect! Saw our second red tide by day. By night, no moon - bioluminescence in our wake looks like something out of start trek. Doing 10 kts some dolphins came to play and they lit up as well. March 6, 2019 2:50 AM Wilderness Lat 05.184033 Lon-082.766616 Day 1 Slow day sail in light 10 kt winds. We left the 2nd reef in as stronger wind was forecast. a good decision as after sunset the winds picked up to 20 gusts to 28kts. Wave direction and pitch still good, but increased height and spacing. Lots of stars visible by night. March 7, 2019 5:18 AM Wilderness Lat 04.284250 Lon-084.812033 Day 2 Freezer switch...

July 2017 - My wife and I set sail aboard "Wilderness" our Nautitech Open 40. We left the UK for a life on the seas, and have been living aboard, and cruising the world ever since. We would like to share some of our experiences of our life aboard, and intend to add a few stories to this blog.