Sailing Round the world | Skyfallrtw

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A sailing website and blog for family and friends

Sailing Round the World (RTW) has been a 'bucket list' dream for years. Despite 50 years sailing experience, an RTW voyage is still a challenge in preparation, planning as well as execution.

This site attempts to chronicle our progress

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A Culture of community in Samoa

Samoa was the first country (1962) in the Pacific to gain independence from the Colonial powers. The Samoans believe that this has helped...

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Suwarrow: An Island NOT to oneself

After The Societies, the next destination to the west are the Cook Islands. Unlike the Societies, which you can visit one after the other...

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French Polynesia, the Highlights

After spending three months in three different island groups in French Polynesia (FP), we decided to summarise the highlights from what...

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Bastille day: The Day of Dance

When sailing, even the best laid plans are at the mercy of the weather. That said, on July 14th, Bastille Day, we wanted to be in Tahiti...

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'Compare and contrast' (Pacific Islands)

The Society islands are the fourth island group that we have visited in the Pacific (after Galapagos, Marquesas and the Tuamotus)....

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