Sabine, who was scheduled to sail with me long distance and long time, suddenly got personal problems back home.

We discussed the various options she has to solve the problem. At the end she decided to fly home and solve the problem on site.

I asked my old Japanese sailing friend Shigeo if he wants and has time to join. He wants and he has time and prepares currently his flight to Pape’ete and to Bora-Bora where we will meet.

I’ll sail single-handed over to Bora-Bora a few days before he arrives.

Additionally, I have now to change some documents to get approval for the new crew to sail into Penrhyn Island (most northern off the Cook Islands) and into Kiritimati the second most north-eastern islands of the Kiribati group of islands. I expect it just means some formalities.

Where are the days without internet where it was just possible to sail into an harbor or atoll with the yellow Q-flag and the courtesy flag under the STB spreader…