Motoring in a dead calm sea. Can see the coast of NZ, very exciting to be back home with Adamite

started the engine at 1600. Looks like we motor the 110 miles into Opua. Full moon and clear skies over a glass sea, beautiful.

Beautiful sailing conditions with a nice breeze and clear sky. Heaps of yummy French food left to enjoy before the customs take it all.

it?s been a great sunny day and a big moon night, we progressing well. Did meet a ship tonight, first sign of life in 4 days

all good, sleep , eat , navigate , trim sails , read book listen to podcast and solving the world problems.

all good, sleep , eat , navigate , trim sails , read book listen to podcast and solving the world problems.

Halfway.....a bit more windy now at night than expected but all good

Bumpy seas but Adamite is sailing well and we enjoying it. Sun is out today, after 2 cloudy days.

gusty wind between 20 to 27 . Nice moonlight. All good with us

great tight reaching in 18 knots of wind. A bit drizzly but all well onboard

Motor sailing in a SE breeze waiting for the E change. All great onboard.

Anchored at ile ronde with Masterplan. Beautiful deserted island and almost no wind.

Anchored north of Noumea in Baie Papaya. A very calm day with drizzle and fog.

anchored at ilot redial which is another classic desert island, birds sanctuary and marine reserve. Picture perfect.

anchored next to another deserted atoll. Picture perfect place with a little reef entrance for the dinghy.

anchored at ilot noe which is the classic desert island. Beautiful coral for snorkeling and a great sunset drink on the shore with two other kiwi boats.

Bay la Somme together with Masterplan. Had a great coastal walk to the river and waterholes. Meet Gill living on the edge by the river and loving life . He had lots of knowledge to share about the area.

probably one of the best surfs I?ve had :-) beautiful spot over lush coral with no wind and nice company. All is well after a very long surf absence...

Anchored ilot mbe kouen . A small atoll big enough for a beach tennis game and hamish got in a kite session yesterday. This morning super calm and blue turquoise colours gleaming around us.

Anchored ilot signal. Really nice snorkel with plenty fish. Cool walk round island and Sup paddle inside the eastern lagoon. Lots of turtles!

Anchored in Ile Nge, this place got it all. Close to a surf break, great for kiting, lots of fishes and coral to snorkel around. Thumps up for this place

Cleared into Noumea. Our fridge got a new life with nice food and French wine! A strong SW tonight so anchored in Uere for the night.

passage towards Noumea. Flat water and dream sailing night. Havannha passage round noon with the incoming current.

passage towards Noumea. Great 24 hr run of 155 miles in near perfect conditions, flat water 10-15 knots eased sheets.

passage towards Noumea. Stars fill up the sky, gentle breeze from East and making great progress.

Anchored in this beautiful little lagoon on Lelepe island. Looking forward to snorkeling and SUP.

anchored next to kakula island again and hope to kite surf next few days. Beautiful day snorkeling the small entrance to Havannha harbour.

anchored in Havanna Harbour. Will stay here for a week exploring by walking and biking. Admin work to be done and some maintenance on the boat.

anchored next to the ruined resort on Kailua island. Cyclone Pam in 2015 really smashed up these places. Fantastic anchorage, friendly village and great fresh food street markets. Awesome snorkeling and kiting. Did a really nice bike round island...It?s got is all.

Moved 8 miles north to the end of Nguni island and tomorrow we plan to walk summit which is 600 meters. Our friend Nancy lived here for 2years with the peace core. We have instructions from her to gather a few things and say hi to her old world.

After a couple nights in vila re stocking and watching World Cup final, what a party! We headed for Havana harbour and anchored off a new housing area. Explored up the nearby river on sups. Great snorkling off the entrance.

Anchored in A great spot with clear water over white sand. Great track to other side lagoon.

Epi island for a night stopover to Port Vila. Looks like a lovely place so we need to get back here one day.

Anchored in Ranon. Great to see the red glow of both volcano craters at night. Watched the world cup football ashore this morning and then walked up towards ash field. Brought a carving in Ranvetlam village.

Anchored in Bwathnapne on Pentacost island. We arrived early and had a great day walking 10 km. All the people we meet were so incredible friendly and nice. We anchored in front of the river in 8 meters good holding.

Anchored in Bwathnapne on Pentacost island. We arrived early and had a great day walking 10 km. All the people we meet were so incredible friendly and nice. We anchored in front of the river in 8 meters good holding.

Anchored in Asanvari bay on Marco island. This is a stunning place, white sand, lush tropical backdrop and a big waterfall next to the boat. The village is the most beautiful village we seen. Tonight we ate laplap with some locals by the waterfall. We can hear the volcano booming in the background.

Anchored, moved round to Lolowai Bay and crossed over the reef with half a meter under our keel at half tide. Beautiful secure harbour and no swell.

Anchored, looks like whangaroa north arm.... beautiful. Tough sail here with everything from zero to 30 knots and 50 to 120 degrees. Worth it though :-)

Anchored next to the abandoned wharf from WW2.we have seen such allot of evidence from this era round here.

Anchored in the first lagoon. Very beautiful.

Anchored in Palukulo bay, one of the best stops we?ve been to. Great beaches, lagoons, coral and roads to exercise on,happy camper.

Anchored opposite Luganville at Aore resort. A few more yachts here which is nice. Went in to the market for fresh food. Dinner out tonight, Santo beef burger..yum

Fantastic anchorage and awesome friendly resort called ratua. Non profit Balinese style with proceeds given to local schools. Awesome coral next to boat, great walks!

well up in the harbour, bit of a wind hole here.

anchored in a beautiful bay with clear deep blue water

stopped here in this beautiful anchorage round a cluster of islands. Great kite surf spot on a sand bar nearby. Big surf rolling in so decided not to attempt going into the village bay nearby.

Anchored and still at last :-)

on an overnight passage to Malakula. Watched the fire dancers at mele then dinner and off. Great trade wind sailing with 15-20 and the half moon till 1 am. Stars to reach out and touch! Dawn full of volcanic peaks.

Anchored at Mele island . Felt a big earthquake today and the boat vibrated and we heard a huge rumble. Fire dancing ashore tonight.

We arrived in Port Villa 4 days ago. We really enjoying this place and making the most of the town and it?s people.

Did a 171 Mike?s 24 hour run. Great sailing conditions out here. Looking forward to put anchor down in a afternoon.

Great sailing conditions out here. All good onboard enjoying a short passage towards Port Vila

Anchored in north Mare island . Beautiful clear water and limestone cliff all around with loads of big and small caves.

Anchored in Mare island in the Loyalties. Clear water, limestone cliff and caves by a little white beach. Great 8 hour sail here for a stop over .

Anchored in Bauer de Tare just north of Havana?s passage . We waiting for wind to start our passage tonVanuatu. This is a beautiful little place through a narrow reef entrance.

potential for a big local storm so set sail back to proney Bay. Beautiful sail arriving at dusk into casy island. Great run walk in am then moved deeper into bay to du carenage which is a hurricane hole.

Anchored in Kuta bay by the white long beach. Today we biked around the whole Island around 50km. Biking is such a great way to explore more of an island.

moved to the southern lagoon of port de vao after an early morning Sup paddle over some stunning coral reef. Beautiful secluded anchorage down here and great beach combing.

beautiful bay de kanumera, arrived here after a lovely sail. Had an evening run on the beach. The night sky was stunning with stars very bright and then the moon rise later.

bonne anse is a beautiful sheltered bay with a great walk up to lighthouse.

stop off on way to pines. Beautiful islands, nice walks, easy LW beach access.

Back in Ilot Maitre. Strong winds and heavy rain showers. Used all the xtra water for washing up clothes and wind for kiting.....or Hamish did....I?m still gearing up to have try again from last year.

We are in Proney Inlet. Last night we did a walk to the lighthouse, and today we moved to Casey island a couple of miles into the bay. Lovely little island with a story about the dog who lived here alone. He loved to show the island to people, and made sure they followed him around. Unfortunately he died last year.

Anchored in Ilot Ua about 5 miles from the outer reef. The classic coral atoll with beautiful coral drop off just inshore of boat. Have not seen another boat in couple days. Great swimming inside the reef over white lagoon sand. Maybe get the kite out today? Fingers crossed.....

Anchored in Ilot Mato . Nice little island surrounded by reefs to snorkel around. Stunning set set.

Anchored in Ile Ouen with another kiwi yachts? Nice walk to the top with great views

Anchored in Ilot Maître . Nice place for marine life and kite surfing

Made it to New Caledonia, good passage, a bit slow but fun. Now motoring into Port Mosell with yellow flag up!

last night the ses was calm, so we deciderat to stop and just drift. It was great and we had a nice dinner and a sleep. The wind got up at 4am , so now we sailing again.

we had to motor for a while. Did some boat work and enjoying the flat sea. Back sailing now

Very nice mellow sailing day today, it?s peaceful and magical out here. Motor sailing now with little wind.

Great sailing with clear skies. Up on deck listening to good music , sipping tea

Polled out with two reefs in main and a little jib, 20-25 knots and sunshine. Lots of shipping!

Anchored in Southport ,surrounded by city lights. Planning to leave tonight or tomorrow

Left Yamba after 2 weeks. Sailing towards Southport. Taking it slowly so we will arrive in daylight

very snug little harbour with close proximity to shops and resturant.

moved over to this wonderful spot right in the middle of a national park. The whitest beaches in NSW and walking tracks galore. Will stay a few days.

Really fast sail 90 miles south from Sydney. Winds from NNE and building to 30 knots. Approaching Jervis bay we had 55 knots over the deck with wind over headlands. Found this fantastic spot with no wind for a great nights sleep.

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In Newcastle waiting for customs. Beautiful night with stars and moon entering Australian waters. We could smell land way out at sea. We got the mainsail off and hamish will get the boom off as soon as possible. Very glad the boom held it together so we could keep sailing with the mainsail up.

150 mile run in last 24 hours . Have mostly been motoring except for a fe hours round sunset. Auto pilot fault so allot of hand steering, whew! 160 miles to Newcastle where we have found someone to repair our cracked boom.

152 mile run in last 24 hours . Wind died around 3 am, and we have been motoring since. A few flying fish and birds are our only company out here.

another 170 mile run in last 24 hours means we have completed 540 miles. Lots of wind fluctuations, gennaker up and down and now poles out in 15-20 knots.

coming to the end of another 24 hr run, will be about 170 miles. Perfect conditions with 15 knots just aft of beam and slight seas. Rain stopped but showers about.

Can see a bit of moon and stars ! Very nice sailing! Eating last of our French cheeses

cloud drizzle and some lightening around . We making good progress, we done 269.5 miles 34 hours

We have a new 24 hour record of 198 miles !! Big smile on Hamish!

We are ripping along! Surfed one wave at 14 knots of speed!

Bye Noumea. 20 knots of E wind. Nice to be out in the open water again

Anchored at ilot amedee phare. This is the tallest lighthouse structure in he Southern Hemisphere! Built 1862 in Paris it was shipped out here and erection completed in 1865. Has 247 steps to viewing platform and is 56 meters high. Beautiful design of function and form!

Anchored at Miatri island. Paddle board this morning and saw turtles everywhere! Waiting for kite wind!

we haven't had even a splash of water on deck! Woke up wondering if we were anchored :-) 10-15 knots SE winds push us steadily along. We started thinking about the tide gate at Goro..... need t be there by 8 pm tomorrow, have to average 6 knots...... come on :-)

very chilled passage so far. 290 miles to go, have mostly sailed, but motor is assisting now. The end of month batgammon game, points are neck and neck!

Great to be at sea again! Caught a Spanish mackerel earlier and got it all vacuum bagged and into freezer. Red sky tonight :-)

wanted to leave today but it is better if they wait until tomorrow

Great to hang out at musket again. Good social, great kiting and surfing. Hard to beat this place!

Surfing today and having a blast!! Stunning day.

Surfing today and having a blast!! Stunning day.

At beautiful Navadra islands. Perfect sunset over sandspit. We feeling very lucky!

Anchored by Mantaray passage. Unfortunately no luck for us to see them.

Blue lagoon. Boats tourists hotels makes this place busy. A fire struck and we had to shift to avoid smoke and debris! Had some drinks ashore and meet other boaties and we also picked up our new guests Amanda and Peter!

This is one of our all time favourite anchorages. White sand beaches and wilderness. Even the small house in corner is now gone! No boats :-) nice to be back after 14 year absence!

great night sail, moon almost full, then the stars, a gentle 15 knot SE pushing us along. First class passage!

Sailing away from Savusavu! Had 4 great and productive nights! Boat full of goad now and heading towards Yasawas

Anchored in Viani Bay . Today one year ago we left Auckland to live onboard Adamite!! It's been a great year. Snorkelling and walking on the agenda today

Matagi island by Qamea island. A breach volcano bay. Very nice and sheltered in here . No palm trees on the beach , so almost a feeling of NZ , but with 3 little turtles swimming around it's definitely not.

50 at Yanuca island by Ring gold passage. Little private beach and beautiful snorkelling.

50 miles from Port Albert to Naqelelevu island. Wild and remote lagoon.

Port Albert on Rambi is a stunning bay. Great coral and beautiful beach! A couple of days to chill out with the Maloney.

Loretta and Jim joined us ! Nice to have friends onboard .

After a 30 hours sail from Fulaga lagoon we tucked in to this sheltered bay at Qamea island and had a great sleep

A real beautiful island, proper "casterway island" feel. There was a village person living there alone for his last 20 years in a great hut with food and cooking shelter. He died recently and everything remains exactly as he left it on the last day of his life. He did some great planting and with four sand beaches and a hidden garden this is as close to paradise as land can get.

after five days of kiting the wind finally dropped. Moved boat to be near pass and snorkelled through. Pretty amazing. Pot luck dinner with all four boats in lagoon, and what a fest.

Made the pass at 10 am with slack current and sun behind us. Such an amazing lagoon, the best I have ever seen by far. We will be here for at least 2 weeks! Hamish had a great kite session this afternoon. Sevu sevu at the village tomorrow morning.

wind turned SE at dawn and we could not make it to the slack tide at falunga. Pulled in to Namuka and anchored at 0830 am. Beautiful spot in 5 m over sand.

departed vanubalavu at 1600, midnight at Lekemba. Nice passage so far, no moon and loads of stars. Destination Falunga.

Mini boi round here. Enough room for one boat to swing. Beautiful :-)

Interesting land locked lagoon. Great dinghy and Sup exploring inland and outside. Some stunning beaches along this coast.

Nice to be in a sheltered harbour with a fresh water spring gushing out behind boat for washing. Great walks up into a cobra plantation as well.

Anchored in one of the most beautiful anchorages I ever visited, WOW!

main down and only staysail up in middle of night with lightning around us and 30 knots but now sailing along good in nice breeze!!

we off to vanabalavu in Lau group now, 110 miles to ESE. We on the back of a small front so winds are now south and we are happy, should be there in the morning.

great sailing towards Fiji with new record run ,174 miles. Very pleasant out here!

wind 110 and 25 knots, perfect kiting spot. Nice walk up to chapel as well.

Feels like being anchored in Minerva reef, wild! Great kiting place. French bread, wine and cheese, not cheap though!

Almost there, raising the French and yellow flag. Near full moon so bright out and dawn very soon, perfect timing. Excited for a coffee and croissant!

Having a great sail towards Wallis. We will have to slow down soon to arrive in daylight. 25 knots of wind plus at the moment. 2 reef in but will drop main soon.

Had 2 days at this lovely car free Island in a lagoon . Saw a big turtle!! Island is called Manon. Leaving soon for Wallis

Samoa is awesome! Bikes out, surf on. Rented a van and been round island doing the water slides and water falls and sea trench and surf. Like an older version of rangitoto, lots of fresh scoria rock. Lovely people!

Samoa here we come! Good to see land again after a squally night! Soon we will round the south corner of Samoa and head for Apia.

Great Sailing out here in 20 knots of wind from SE . Looks like we will have 164 miles done in our first 24 hour sail.

Blue lagoon- great snorkelling on the outer boomies and a sweet sup surf for hamish as well. A whale at the lagoon entrance to top off a great day!

Set sail for Samoa this morning! Saw some whales breaching big time!! Not so much wind but it will kick in later! It's nice to be sailing again out in the ocean.

Blue lagoon- great snorkelling on the outer boomies and a sweet sup surf for hamish as well. A whale at the lagoon entrance to top off a great day!

This is a great spot ! Watch a big humpback whale breaching behind our boat 10x! Wow, nature at its best! Private and beautiful.

Sailed out round all southern islands on blue bird day. Lots of whale encounters! Explored at Maninita island by dinghy but need less swell to enter here in adamite!

Has to be the best kite boarding place ever! Euaiki island next door has some great Jurassic type landscapes worth exploring.

Anchored by Tapani Island. Taxi pickup tonight heading fir the big town to watch the Lions versa All Black!! Hopeful for some kiting today!!

Anchored by Tapani Island. Taxi pickup tonight heading fir the big town to watch the Lions versa All Black!! Hopeful for some kiting today!!

Anchored, crystal clear water an amazing place!

anchored, snorkelling on the coral gardens just outside lagoon. Amazing. Head in for kings birthday tomorrow.

anchored, after 2 days of kiting off Mounu island we have moved to the most eastern edge of Vav'au. Wild and remote here at Kenutui island, kiting will be on once I have recovered.

Anchored in Port Maurelle in Vavau. Congratulations to ETNZ!! Fantastic to watch them race!! Party and fire on the beach tonight.

anchored, great turn up for ETNZ racing this morning at the mango bar. Bit too exciting! Go boys ! Out at Mala island for the day then back in for more racing tonight. Great snorkelling and swimming here!

passage north, departed at 1 am. Two reefs and staysail, 20-30 knots and rough seas. Vavau a welcome sight this morning!

passage north, departed at 1 am. Two reefs and staysail, 20-30 knots and rough seas. Vavau a welcome sight this morning!

anchored mushroom bay, Haano Is. limestone cliffs and islands make it beautiful !!! Heading 60 miles north to Vavau tomorrow to prepare for AC cup, can't wait!

anchored off the north end of Faleloa island. Great sail up from Uoleva. Another kite surf resort so kiting is on menu for tomorrow. Snorkelling looking great as well.

Had a great sail to Haafeva island. Really good snorkelling here and with the amazing vulcano island Kao as a backdrop this anchorage is pretty special.

another amazing anchorage. Beautiful yoga resort ashore and we are enjoying a studio on the beach. First whales sighted for this season.

was an amazing passage to Ha apai! Great to be here and unwind. Will have the place to ourselves as the ICA fleet depart Sunday. Lots to explore and great kiting and surfing to be had.

more perfect sailing today with sunshine. Reefed down tonight to slow for landfall tomorrow at 6 am. Looking forward to a run on the beach!

perfect sailing conditions on way 163 miles in first 24 hours. Stewart our self steering servo doing all the work.

perfect sailing conditions on way to Hapai. This is sailing in its best sense! Two more nights but the moon is almost full :-)

perfect sailing conditions on way to Hapai. This is sailing in its best sense! Two more nights but the moon is almost full :-)

At anchor in north Minerva reef. Moved over to east side of lagoon. Crayfish and wahoo for dinner. Go tnz for tomorrow! Passage to Tonga for us......

At anchor in north Minerva reef. Lots of boats in here which is a nice feeling in such lonely place in the ocean. Getting reports about americas cup. Great stuff...go team nz! Overcast today but warm.

great snorkelling yesterday then a meal on board halo. A few chores today and might move to north Minerva tomorrow.

still motor sailing in light SE winds. Looks like 12 noon at the entrance to south Minerva. Can't wait!

motor sailing in light SE winds. Have slowed down to make sure we don't get there too early, four other yachts have converged out of the big blue

motor sailing in light SE winds. Will try keep 5.5 knots to make south Minerva mid morning tomorrow.

midnight watch change and down with gennaker and back out with jib, breeze round to east 8 knots.

amazing weather, sun and shorts. Had our spinnaker up for 3 hours and now the genniker. Lots of sail changes!

Wind is about 8 knots from behind, so not very useful. Motoring through the night with clear beautiful skies. Saw some shooting stars and a aeroplane flying north! It's magic out here.

Wind is about 8 knots from behind, so not very useful. Motoring through the night with clear beautiful skies. Saw some shooting stars and a aeroplane flying north! It's magic out here.

finally got sailing again, SSW 18