Temua and Pau Hana heading away to the Islands (and beyond)

7 June sees two of our most adventurous DYC members sailing singlehanded in two near identical Pacific 38 yachts. Jan Beydals aboard Temua and Robert Keyworth aboard Pau Hana will be clearing customs at 0900 Wednesday and set off nonstop for Vanuatu. These two yachts have cruised in company in the past, up to the Islands and most recently to the Chatham Islands. We gather that Pau Hana will return to New Zealand in the spring. On the other hand, Temua will be aiming for a much longer cruise.

Jan Beydals says he is hoping to sail to the Torres Strait, then cruise through Indonesian waters to the Philippines where he will be joined by his partner Jeffrey. Asked how long he plans to be away, Jan is somewhat vague, but mentioned he could be away for a couple of years before returning to New Zealand via Papua New Guinea, the Solomons and the Great Barrier Reef and Queensland coast.

Jan has asked us to circulate Temua’s PredictWind tracker so club members can keep an eye on progress. The link to follow is:

https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Tumua/

Jan also said he hopes to be able to keep in contact via his normal email address: janbeydals@gmail.com

Your correspondents will be pestering Jan for updates we can use in future newsletters. Happy sailing guys!

Temua

Pau Hana