Friday, July 10, 2009

LAU - The Mecca of Cruising

We have the Lau permits!
Please do a bit of Googling and reading up on the Lau group, its a great privilege to be going there, only very few yachts go there, like 2 or 3 per year!
Our route:
We will probably do one overnight sail from Savusavu straight down to:
Moala 18deg36S, 179deg51East
Totoya 18deg57S, 179deg53West
Matuku 19deg09S, 179deg43East
When finding these islands, please note the Longitude changes from East to West. Moala and Matuku are East of the dateline, Totoya is West.
Most of these islands have fantastic anchorages, especially Matuku. We will have to do Sevu-sevu with the village chiefs of each island. Also the diving, fishing and surfing is just without equal.
Please know: where we are going is VERY special. I hope, hahahaha. After about a week in the Laus we will do a day sail due west to Kadavu Island (stay maybe 2 days), then up to Frigates Pass (stay maybe 2-3 days), then back to Nadi.
Cheers
Gol