The view from aloft

Sailing Trip to Tonga on Yacht Ianthe

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June 9th 2010
Hi All out there in Blogland, this is about my sailing trip to Tonga on board the yacht Ianthe. She is a 65 foot (overall) steel motosailor owned by my mate Mark (from Wales) (check out his website http://www.globalquest.org.uk/). Skipper - Mark from Wales, First Engineer Sam from Wales, Bosun me and number one crew John from Hamilton. After a lot of very hard work from Mark, Sam, John a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more