Location 23° 52S, 147° 41W
Saturday Midnight, 07.28.2007

The Schooner Maggie B arrived at Raivavae Island, Australs at about midnight, 28 July, and anchored just outside the main pass until dawn. We then proceeded in Passe Mahananatoa to Rairura Harbor without incident. We are currently anchored in about 40 feet of water at (strong>23° 52S, 147° 41W. The water is warm, the sky is clear and the beaches beckon.

We have come 2287 NM from Opua. Papeete is 392 NM NNW of us. It took us about 12.5 days to make the passage, or averaging 183 NM per day or 7.6 knots, including the half day we had to go the wrong way when we had engine problems.

There are three other boats in the harbor (actually two boats and one catamaran). It looks very quiet ashore, but then it is Sunday morning. Theresa jumped in the water the minute the anchor was set, and we all will follow her soon. Hannah made pancakes for breakfast, so we might need to take a minute for things to settle. We have spotted the Mairie, so the Gendarmarie shouldn’t be too far away. Though they surely aren’t open, I’ll leave a crew list and report to keep good relations. We have our yellow “Q” flag flying as well as the Tricolor.

All is well.