By Connor Rae, crew After our time at sea, and our impromptu diesel run, the crew were all eager for some time with solid ground beneath our feet. To make it to Surigao City, we had to time the approach with a tidal channel. We rocketed…
By Alex Sutherland, crew We began our journey in Palau, a UNESCO World Heritage site that feels less like a countryand more like a living postcard. It’s a place where WWII history sleeps beneath turquoise water,where coral walls drop int…
First, I would like to introduce myself. Meg Watt, Captain of SV Neptun af Marstal. I come originally from Australia, and started to work at sea in 2008. Since then, I have spent most of my time on boats, in many different vessels, in ma…
By Victoria Hardy (ship's cook) Thirty-six days at sea. Thirty-six spectacular sunsets. Thirty-six days of blistering heat, punctuated by sudden squalls and violent downpours, the shifting weather mimicking the wild swings between euphor…
By Victoria Hardy (ship's cook) Tanna The morning after we arrived at the remote island nation of Vanuatu (formerly called The New Hebrides), we awoke to a fine layer of volcanic ash covering the ship, evidence of Mount Yasur's frequent…
By Victoria Hardy (ship's cook) The Kingdom of Tonga We passed Tongan islands for days before we reached our destination, Neiafu, the capital of the Vava'u island group. Although the international dateline is technically after Tonga, the…