New Zealand's Border Opens
After being locked out of New Zealand for over two years, we booked to fly from Vancouver to Auckland on the first available flight. With…
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2021 Year-End Letter
Happy Holidays! 2021 was another year away from our boat due to the ongoing border closure in NZ. Despite the many lockdowns and pandemic restrictions,…
2021 Boat Charter in BC
Last spring, after Whistler-Blackcomb was forced to close due to the pandemic, we found ourselves missing being on the water. It was the time of…
2020 Christmas Update
This website has been a sailing blog devoted to recording our adventures on S/V Whistler, but we thought you deserved an update. It has been…
Kiting in Wallis
The weather in Wallis for the first two weeks had not been “flash”. Numerous troughs bringing cloudy conditions, frequent squalls, heavy downpours and gusty high…
Wallis Territory Day Celebrations
On July 29th, Wallis & Futuna celebrate Territory Day marking the anniversary of the 1961 signing of the agreement between France and Wallis & Futuna. …
Wallis Island Tour
We decided to take advantage of an improving weather forecast and do a land tour of Uvea, the main island of Wallis. Muddling through in…
Spotted Eagle Rays in Wallis
We heard there were a few good snorkel spots so we set out to explore them. In calm conditions, Devil’s Hole was about 12 minutes…
Arrival at Wallis
Why Wallis? We wanted to experience something different from Tonga and Fiji, geographically and culturally. We also heard there were some kiteboarding spots. Where is…