Here are some photos of my Hinemoa design Cat. I bought it in 1998 in very rough condition and spent six months bringing it back to life. I sail it from Morro Bay California in the estuary and along the coast from Port San Luis to San Simeon Bay north. I made two trolleys for the hulls and have trailed it as far as Mulege Baja Mexico where four of us launched and beach camped for three weeks as far south as Porto Escondito. We found the boat a perfect match for this kind of trip.
 
Some photos:

1)      On the beach in the back bay Morro Bay



2)      Getting ready to assemble and launch Morro Bay launch ramp



3)      Ready to leave on Mexico trip.

 

 

On arrival in Satawal we were received by the three chiefs of the island, in the main "men / canoe house". After having shown our respects by bringing them presents: piece of cloth, cigarettes, rice... the spokesman tells us that we are welcome and can stay as long as we want. After a few exchanges, the chiefs ask us if we could sail with some people of the island on board our boats (we travel at the moment with Ingo and his boat Mahuini) to West Fayu, 75km north-west, for them to catch fish for the 500 people living on Satawal island (big job guys!). Satawal doesn’t have a lagoon; the ocean is right behind a small reef, which surrounds the island. West Fayu is, as one might say, their food (and tobacco) supplies reserve....


The next day as the weather is good, we take the opportunity to make the journey. The two boats take 3 persons each. In the afternoon we arrive in West Fayu’s beautiful lagoon. During the night, a canoe also made the trip, loaded with 11 people on board, plus 2 pigs ... in 15-20 knots of wind. They will remain a few weeks on the island.

For two months now we are in the Caroline islands. What a sight! The beauty of the heavenly islands with white sand, blue sea, coconut trees, lobsters, crabs (well, the usual list...), and the History…. The settlement of the islands of the Pacific, sailing canoes traveling hundreds of miles finding their way with the stars, waves, birds ...

Or know of someone who does? For an upcoming book I'd like to hear from people with interesting lives (past or present) who live on interesting boats. Not your grand design vessels which cost more than most houses, beautiful though they may be, but boats which work for a living, take their owners on weekend adventures or all the way around the world. They can be large or small, gorgeous or ugly, even barely able to float - and this goes for the owners too! Whether sail, motor, canal or rowing boat, and no matter where in the world, I would love to hear from you. Please drop me a line at upintheair100@gmail.com Thank you very much.

Sent by Carsten Leschik




The professionally built Tama Moana „blaublixx2“ was launched from the beach of Panglao Island on 12th October 2011. After launching she was towed to Bohol Yacht Club in Tagbilaran where she was waiting for the arrival of her German owner Carsten Leschik and the skipper Klaus Hympendahl. The first sails where planned from Tagbilaran around Panglao Island back to the launching beach. Also a visit was planned to the beautiful island of Balicasag to the southwest of Panglao.

TARAIPO TALES. Majuro December 2010
Tonga to the Marshall Islands.

We were able to repair the storm damaged port bulwark in Tongatapu. In July/August we re-visited the Ha’apai and Va’vau Groups of islands. September found us aimlessly heading northwards. We stopped in stunning Samoa for a couple of weeks, after which we crossed the equator again and headed for the Marshall Islands, which we are exploring while waiting out, the South Pacific cyclone season, and deciding what to do next with our lives.



I quite fancy touring round Europe. and the ‘States, while Nicole hankers after a return to Switzerland. So Taraipo is for sale for $16,000 complete and ready to sail from Majuro in the Marshall Islands, as from February 2011

Watch this space!

For more photos click 'read more'

Wakataitea (Tiki 46) sailed from New Zealand to Tonga, Wallis, Rotuma to the Solomons, calling in Anuta and Tikopia where they met up with the two Lapita Voyage boats and their crews, sailing back via Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Lots of lovely photos in this blog.

http://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profiles/blogs/2010-on-the-way-to-remote

5000NM in paradise!

Here are some pictures of the Tiki 26 building belonging to Jefferson and Gomes Aliseda and being built by Roberto Costa Sousa and Marcos Camargo, in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Mr Roberto Costa Sousa Filho writes:

I am 63 years old and sailed the first time in a Tiki 21 in 1980 and since then I have never forgotten the thrill I felt. Sailing since childhood, my father was a great sailor, and my maternal grandfather, Mario Nocetti was a naval engineer who built the first ten 42-foot class Brazil, Olin Stephens, who gave Brazil large victories in the famous race-Buenos Aires Rio.

Everything I learned from sailing, monohull was in, but the sail with the Tiki scored 21 definitely my preference for projects Wharram. Today I feel immense satisfaction at having a dream

Monohull photo is best boat built by my grandfather, who went to sea in 1949 and won the famous race, with the name of Cairo II.


Roberto Costa Sousa Filho

Visite nosso site: br.geocities.com/tecelagem

Hello friends and family,

Mahiya was launched Saturday December 6th 2009 at about 6 pm (just as it was getting dark and the wind was picking up for a little blow! Ofcourse we were rushing to get her in the water and have not finished eveverything but she is floating (right on her loaded waterline).

We had a big launch party Saturday night with a big buffet dinner and live band at a resort on the beach and were able to look out and see the anchor light bobbing in the building swells. Latter after the party we rowed out to spend a fitful first night on her as I lay awake bolting at every new noise as she got used to her new environment.

Motored around to the lee of our island (Panglao) the next morning and finished rigging her.

She is now peacefully anchored in the lee on Alona beach a short walk from our rental house, in front of the dive shop where I sometimes teach.

Still more work to do, but I am finally free of the drudgery of 6 days a week in a boat yard!

Mahiya is in the water!! (Click 'Read more' for more photos)

Best wishes to you all from a chilly UK.
I have entered into the Jester Challenge 2010 to sail Cookie 2800 miles singlehanded from Plymouth UK to Newport USA. We take off on 23rd May and hope to take 4-5weeks. For more info on the Challenge go to http://www.jesterinfo.org/thejesterchallenge2010.html

I am raising funds for the Sir Francis Chichester Trust which is a very worthy cause. The Trust send disadvantaged youths on outward bound courses to help their self development through adventure.

Please can you help me to raise funds for this charity as I sail across the North Atlantic on Cookie and set another benchmark as the smallest catamaran to do so.

Please follow the link http://www.justgiving.com/RoryandCookiesJesterChallenge for a safe and easy way to donate online.

Please follow the story of the voyage as it unfolds on the blog - http://roryandcookie.blogspot.com/

Many thanks for any support you can give, and please send this onto all your friends as well!!

All the best
The Rory and Cookie Team!

Recently we received photos of Tahiti Wayfarer Nr. 8, built and launched in Istanbul.
She was built in an upstairs living room, lowered out of the window, then assembled in a garden and finally launched on the beach.



We can count 10 people on deck of 'Tai-o-Tai-o' on her maiden trip. Wish we could have been there too!

RORY AND COOKIES’ JESTER CHALLENGE 2010

Please follow the link http://www.justgiving.com/RoryandCookiesJesterChallenge for a safe and easy way to donate online.

Rory McDougall and his capable Tiki 21 catamaran “Cooking Fat” are off again on more adventures. Since sailing into the record books in 1997 as the smallest catamaran around the world, Rory and Cookie have had time away from ocean voyaging this past decade. Rory met his wife Michelle, shortly after the circumnavigation and they have been raising two kids in the Caribbean since. Cookie, of course, came along as part of the family and has been great for getting the young ones acquainted to sailing. Now it’s high time to get back on the horse!!

I watched the first Jester Challenge back in 1996 with great interest and made a vow that I would be on the start line for the next one in 2010. With 2800 miles of singlehanded upwind sailing from Plymouth UK to Newport Rhode Island USA, this is just the new adventure I need! The Jester Challenge embodies the self sufficient aspect of sailing small boats across oceans. The Challenge is open to all those who are up to the task and who like to voyage on boats from 20ft to 30ft. The Jester group of folks inspire small boat sailors to follow in the footsteps of our heroes of yesteryear. I can’t think of any better group to join with as it falls right in line with the minimalistic sailing I do in Cookie. The start is on Sunday 23rd May 2010 at 1300hrs off Plymouth breakwater. continued.......

With one single engine its difficult to go into small marinas.The solution is very cheap!
1 Bow thruster in one hull of my Pahi 42 , and you can turn on plate.
Pics for download under www.wharram-fenua.de

Email received at JWD 28th Jan 2010

Hi JWD just to let you know that Dragon and I have successfully sailed from Durban SA (Jan 09) to Opua in NZ (Nov 09) via the Panama Canal and the South Pacific islands, meeting Hans Klaar and John Jameson in Tahiti!

Great trip. Dragon (T38) did exceptionally well and arrived in NZ in as good a condition as she left.

Had two bad storms on the way which needed drogues but very comfortable once deployed.

Regards,
Dave Vinnicombe

You may remember the remarkable 70 double canoe ‘Ontong Java’ built by Hans Klaar just over 2 years ago in West Africa. In our last report in 2007 he had sailed her across the Atlantic to Brazil http://wharram.eu//live//article.php?story=20071003181619589. Since then he has taken her through the Panama Canal and into the Pacific. In July he reported form Tahiti and in September he had sailed as far as Fiji. Soon he will be in New Zealand.