Thank you so much for watching and your comment. We were always told never to miss Vanuatu and unfortunately we couldn’t see all that we had wanted to, but it definitely was the highlight for us.

Thank you and thank you for your kind words too. Adam sure had a fan base there!

Thank you

Awesome thank you

Thanks Craig!

Thanks so much for watching the channel! Yes we completely get your suggestion. Our apologies! I think we are on top of the issues now. Thanks for the encouragement. Cheers, Adam

Hi Bryan - we’re still here - made it to New Caledonia so you can call off the search party 😂 Thanks so much for commenting as always. This week’s video is going to be a cracker so stay tuned! Cheers, Adam

@@sailingtetaiko You upload. I watch. That's how it works for me. Until next time, take care. Atb from Aotearoa.

Thank you. The feedback we much appreciate! All the best, Adam and Vicki

Thanks so much for watching and commenting with your feedback Andy - we really appreciate it!

That’s such a nice compliment - thank you!

Glad you enjoyed the video!

Hi Wayne, it’s great to hear from you and to hear that you have been catching up on our channel. You would make short work of the windows and they would look like new! Hope to see you when we are next in the Bay! We will be back for a visit in Oct. Take care and thanks again for following the channel!

Great thanks for the positive feedback on the video and channel! We really appreciate hearing comments and feedback. Thanks so much, Adam and Vicki

Being on the crater rim of Mt Yasur, especially in the dark when the crater is glowing and the molten rock plus ash is flying around, makes for a pretty powerful experience. I think it commands a lot of respect! The lack of regulation is in many ways a breath of fresh air. Nice to see people being left to make their own decisions. On Tanna everyone has a machete in hand and even young kids have their own. Kind of like having a mobile phone in kiwiland. Apologies for all the wind noise in the videos we have been having camera issues but we’re getting there! Cheers, Adam and Vicki

@@sailingtetaiko didn't notice wind noise mate. All good my end. Take care.

We’re glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching!

Thanks for explaining that. As you can tell from the video we were very emotional with the performance of the Isa Lei farewell song. What a beautiful way to farewell a couple of sailors heading off onto the high seas. We really like your comments thank you.

Thank you so much or your comment! And for watching. It means a lot. Thank you, Adam and Vicki

Hello @bryanbadger! As always it’s great to hear from you! Ah yes, the hair cut. After some discussions aboard it was agreed it best I do my own (my fault!) so I have been practicing. The one before last I was just doing ‘finishing touches’ but somehow buzzed a number 2 up the port side. I have a good selection of hats so it was all good. This time I was actually feeling very confident going in and did a duel length cut (that’s what I’ll call it), basically with shorter bits lower down. I think that’s how a professional hairdresser would describe the job. The funny thing is coming up soon is me cutting Vicki’s hair. The process starts with me doing some focused YT viewing re technique (refresher level training) and the clippers stay in the draw. Fortunately, much to Vicki’s relief, we felt no Earth trembling at Port Resolution (until we were standing at the crater rim of Mt Yasur!) Thanks so much for your support it means a lot to us 🙏 Cheers Adam

Thank you @craigchristie! We’re looking forward to sharing our adventures! All the best, Adam and Vicki

Hi @bryanbadger, thanks so much for commenting! It is hard to argue with that fishing advice! Get the line wet haha. A friend suggested adding a sinker above the lure to get it down a bit further below the surface. Whether that helped we will never know but we soon after had a tuna attacking the lure violently and it straightened out the stainless hook! Still no fish aboard… But a fight sufficient to keep us interested in fishing! We will keep trying. We’re a bit hemmed in with the wind but hopefully fishing again soon! Thank so much for watching and for your support! All the best, Adam and Vicki

Great - thanks for your comment and for following the channel! Thanks for your suggestion regarding voice over of scenery. What is it that you are thinking? Is it us explaining geographical locations so that viewers can understand. Or is it some other aspect? Keen to know so we can improve. Enjoy the Yasawa Islands and all the best from us. Adam and Vicki.

Hi. Instead of showing you guys talking to camera... show images of the things that you're talking about. There are so many beautiful places out here on the ocean. Enjoy the journey.

Great OK understood now and we have taken the suggestion on board! Thanks so much for commenting and watching the channel! All the best, Adam and Vicki

Thank you for the feedback on our videos and for supporting our channel! We’re grateful to have you following our journey. All the best, Vicki and Adam.

Good morning guys from down here. Sorry about this, but I can't access the comment section, just the replies. Not sure why, and it's not your fault. I'll sort it. So just look on this as comments. Aaah yes, first world problems. Remember the good old days.? What happened to them. 😢.....Um ok the anchor problem.? My last yacht I owned, was a 15 tonne, 12mt Hartley Golden Cowrie, in ferrocement. And while based in the Marlborough Sounds, I just carried a Fisherman type anchor, for the reefs, in the outer Sounds, and as recommended to me, a Danforth in the inner Sounds. Basically a mud/shell base. It dealt with katabatic winds and occasionally williwaws. Two separate types. My point being, that my anchor self set itself over a standard setup....during retrieval. No reset swivel. I was able to have a stern line out so that helped. Amongst our liveaboard crew, were members of the Ocean Cruising Club, and they all, as far as I can remember, were unanimous in carrying the Bruce Claw type, as the go to/if in doubt/handy to have anchor to use on unknown seabeds, overseas. I don't think they had the self setting swivel included in the system. I could be wrong. I've been wrong before. (I think.)😂 Hopefully you're all good now.? Thank you for sharing folks. Take care and atb from down here.

It’s a mark one. But we’re not blaming the rocna, just our previous choice of swivel. Thanks for watching! Cheers Adam and Vicki

Hi Bryan! As always thanks for following the channel and for your comments - we are really enjoying them! We are all good re the anchor situation. No further issues with resetting so far. We have full faith in the Rocna anchor. We have a physiology aboard to keep systems simple and I think the self righting swivel is an example of us adding something unnecessary, and even not recommended, over-complicating what could be a simple system. We live and learn and will keep striving to keep things simple going forward! All the best. Adam and Vicki.

Hello and thank you so much for following the channel and for your comment here! We would highly recommend a Nova28 as a first keelboat. It’s a well proven design, is sea kindly, not too big to manage (sail area/loading, docking etc) when starting out. The reason we moved on to the next boat so quickly was that we bought the Nova to test if sailing was for us. We confirmed it was and listed the Nova for sale and it was sought out almost immediately as it turns out they are in demand. It sold way quicker than what we expected! And once we had a buyer we went through with the sale. Once we knew sailing was for us our next step was to get an ocean going vessel. If you are thinking of that step then definitely buy a smaller boat first as it takes first hand experience to learn what you want and don’t want in a vessel. It’s a big investment so the early learning helps chose the right vessel ultimately.

Yes it’s a dream landscape and must have been even more amazing before tourism kicked in! Thanks again for making us laugh re Google comment. We’re too afraid to run that search in Google! Who knows what will show up 😂 On another note, we just wanted to say thank you for your regular comments. We appreciate your support of our channel.

@@sailingtetaiko no worries mate. You upload. I watch. Simple as that. Again thank you for sharing.

Thanks for watching and commenting. In Fiji, there’s definitely a cheap way of doing it if you’re prepared to make a few sacrifices and plan in advance. The best thing we did was we did a mega provision in NZ (particularly if you’re a meat eater) of food that was allowed to come into Fiji. Some things are expensive such as meat, alcohol, cheese and potato chips. If you shop at the markets then you can get fresh produce (limited in range as they generally sell what’s in season) at really cheap prices. For example we bought 5 Lebanese cucumbers for $2 Fijian. Marinas are also expensive. If you’re needing transport, buses are the cheapest way to travel. We would catch the bus to town to provision and then a metered taxi back to avoid carrying all our stuff in the bus. The metered taxis are a lot cheaper than the non-metered ones (who are often double the price) and they will also stop at various shops for you along the way back. Hope this helps.

Thanks so much for your supportive comment. So true about the shopping bags. We have far too many because we were always forgetting them when we went shopping but thankfully they’re coming into good use now aboard.

Thanks for making contact. Really cool to connect with you virtually. We hope you’re having a good season. We were just saying they could put some more signposts and traffic lights out there to help us all get to where we are going. The odd street light wouldn’t hurt and also some speed bumps for those big cats, they never used to go that fast back in my day! 😂😉 All the best Vicki and Adam

Thank you for this comment, it really made us laugh! From the videos you have watched, you will see that we are not as sophisticated as the fine people you have mentioned and we don't mind being laughed at our expense 😂. In fact, we recommend following us for more uncovering of the obvious in future episodes. Just joking! Thanks for letting us know that the hut is called a bure. They're pretty cool. We're glad we made you laugh and thank you for also making us laugh! Take care and all the best to you too, Adam & Vicki.

Thanks so much for watching and this comment. We appreciate it! After the flipping incident, we had one pair of shoes left each, unfortunately (or fortunately) they were for different purposes. Little known fact about us though is that we are both the same shoe size which comes in very handy at times, such as this occasion. Thanks for the comment about using the mics, it's a very good point. We do have two Rode mics which have the fluffy things on them. The issue is we lost both our everyday Sony camera which we could attach these mics to when we sailed from New Zealand to Fiji (it fell in saltwater that had come in through the scuppers). We do have another camera which can use these mics but we tend not to bring it out now (after losing the Sony) when we're in these sorts of conditions so we rely on the GoPros but they can't use this mics - which is not ideal. We we will continue to work on this. Thanks again for watching. Adam & Vicki

Fiji is absolutely beautiful. The sandbars and fringing reefs - just stunning.

We really agree and we’re very glad we waited for the sea breeze. Was worth it.

That makes sense. Thanks for telling us that. Musket Cove would be an awesome place to have a wedding and what a place to be a photographer! Thanks for watching too!

@@sailingtetaiko we had our wedding photography and videography business in Fiji for 12 years. Shot weddings at all the resorts. Musket was up there as a favourite due to Gloria the wedding co ordinator being so wonderful to work with and of course those epic over water sunsets.

@leezettb that sounds like an awesome time. We have seen a few resorts such as Octopus and those at Blue Lagoon. All stunning in their own way. We can certainly appreciate your comments regarding overwater sunsets. They never disappoint 🤗

Thank you!

Thank you for commenting and following the channel 🙏🎬💪

Awesome Andy - thanks so much for commenting! The sand island was amazing, beautiful coral sand with crystal clear warm water! It would make a great pirate hangout :D

Hi there Bryan! Good to hear from you again! Wow it must be very cold there in the McKenzie basin! So pleased you are enjoying the channel. Yesterday a tentacle from a low affecting NZ reached out to us here and clipped us. The winds did a sudden 180 shift in the anchorage and picked up to 60 knts for about 20-30 mins. So we are staying in touch with the kiwi weather even from this distance :) We are starting planning our next ocean passage, to the west. All the best for now, Adam

@@sailingtetaiko Sounds like fun Adam. 😄 Take care folks.

Thank you so much 🙏

Thank you so much!

Thanks for watching. Our plan is to carry on for now.

@@sailingtetaiko if you are looking for a place to get out of the cyclone season, I suggest you look into Majuro Atoll. Republic of Marshall Islands, approx 1300 miles north Fiji and at 7 degrees north out of the cyclone area, we stayed there for a couple of years.

@user-gk1qc1eu2i Hello - wow that sounds amazing! We looked up Majuro Atoll on Google Earth and it looks like a stunning spot. Does it rain much there in terms of catching rainwater for drinking? Also is there somewhere to leave to boat while taking an international trip? Thank you for watching the channel

Hello Bryan and thank you for your comment! The kiwi winter temps feel distant now but watching the systems rolling in from the Tasman I can appreciate what NZ has been experiencing. Regarding Nanuya Levu, we left there two days ago having stayed for a week sitting out 35 knot winds. I would regard it as the most protected anchorage we have been in in the Yasawa Islands. A main point that sets it apart from other anchorages on the Yasawas is the land at Blue Lagoon is low (30-40 m asl) so not as gusty as it could be if more hilly. Some uncharted reefs exist when entering from the west but nothing that can’t be figured out with aerial photos at the helm. Vicki finally got me to watch Blue Lagoon and we compromised on the 1980s version! Really appreciate your message feel free to make contact any time. Cheers, Adam

Thank you 🙏

Thank you! Was a great passage overall but the last 24 hours were pretty rough but we still can't complain. We're fortunate to live in a time where we have good access to weather forecasting and Adam patiently waited for the right weather window. Thank you for watching.

@@sailingtetaiko yup weather windows are your friend when cruising no point in sailing through 40-50knot lows . I have met Adam as I reside from Opua :)

@Reece-wv5tx oh wow! It’s always nice to hear from people where we’ve lived. We’re missing it there but we still feel connected to New Zealand as that big high is exacerbating the trade winds and we’re hiding in an anchorage. Feels just like home!

Hi Kevin, thanks for watching and following us. We appreciate that! Are you asking how our propspeed treatment is working since our application failure? Adam dove to check on it a few days ago and besides a couple of barnacles, it was looking good! Thanks for asking.