Weather forecast looks promising for an early morning
departure tomorrow.  With luck, we'll have reasonably
smooth seas for the two-day trip to Suva, Fiji, since
our stabilizers are still tango-uniform.  We're hoping
to get them repaired in Suva.

We arrived in Suva this morning at oh-dark-hundred after a
very uneventful passage from Nuku'alofa.  We had seas less
than 3 feet all the way, winds under 15 knots, and both from
the port quarter.  Even with no stabilization the ride was
quite comfortable, right up to the last three hours!  It got
a bit rolly as we made the final 25 miles into Suva.

Our new skipper took most of the morning taking care of the
formalities, while the rest of us relaxed on the boat.  It
really felt good to have someone else doing all the running
around.  :)

We'll be here for a few days.  We've got a local guy who
"knows something about Naiads" coming over tomorrow in the
AM to see if we can figure out what's wrong.  Then we just
wait for our next weather window before topping up the fuel
tanks and heading off to Noumea, New Caledonia.  We expect
to leave maybe on Friday, with arrival in Noumea on Tuesday
next week.

Paul Goyette
m/v Gentle Wind
1983 61' Cheoy Lee LRC
Sausalito, CA
Currently on the end tie at the Royal Suva Yacht Club
GW's blog: http://www.sailblogs.com/member/gentle-wind/