Bula Bula!
Roam is back in Fiji for another season after a fast reach across the South Pacific.
New Zealand to Fiji: Day 1
We're off and running (literally) Day one of our 1,200-mile passage from Opua, New Zealand, to Savusavu, Fiji, is complete. A solid 190-mile day. Most of it running with the "Chicken Rig”: full main with the solent winged to weather with a spinnaker guy.
A Window Opens
Long awaited weather for the passage from New Zealand to Fiji
Starlink
A guide for cruising sailors in the South Pacific as of June 2026
Waiting in the Bay of Islands
Enjoying New Zealand's Bay of Islands while waiting on weather for the passage to Fiji
Passage Planning: New Zealand to Fiji
Finding a safe, comfortable route across 1,100nm of open ocean from New Zealand to Fiji.
Camping on the North Island
Taking a break from marina life and boatwork to vagabond around New Zealand's North Island in a rented camper van.
Offshore Communications
Staying connected out on the ocean
Tropical Cyclone Vaianu
Bracing for Nasty Weather in New Zealand
Roam's Refit
Featured in Island Cruising's Cruise News Magazine, April 2026 Edition
Anchor Watch
Sleeping well at anchor
Kaiarara Bay, Great Barrier (Aotea) Island, NZ
Thursday, 26March2026, 0440 UTC, 36 10.9s 175 21.8e, Log: 10605