Completed our passage to the Bay of Islands, NZ. Cleared in and now at anchor off the Russell Boat Club

all is well. still motoring. 156nm to Bay of Islands

still motoring and will do so as necessary to get into Opua on Wednesday.

all is well, wind strength is up and down, so alternating between sailing, motor-sailing and motoring. Had fresh tuna for dinner tonight!

Nice tranquil sail SW overnight waiting for the winds to back east, which they did over the past three hours. Now sailing almost towards NZ in light air. Expect the wind to continue to back and go lighter, so probably will be motoring later on today.

All is well. Had lovely sailing the past 36 hours. Last night about midnight the wind dropped to 6kn and we motor sailed for a few hours and then the wind came back up about 3am and we have been sailing again since. Last 36 hrs we are averaging 170nm/day (~7kn).

Finally some really great sailing! Was a tough first 48 hours, but the wind is now down to forecasted strength and we are having a lovely sail.

all is well, good day sailing in big wind and seas.

all is well, had a tough day yesterday motoring, sailing, beating down to the SE corner of Viti Levu in the remains of the trough. Much better now as we are having a lovely, if bumpy, sail through the Kadavu Passage,

Anchored off Matei, Taveuni.

All is well. Had an "atheletic" downwind sail from Komo to Lakeba to Vanua Balavu. Now anchored in a sheltered cove on the W side of Susui to wait out the coming weather.

At anchor in Fulanga after a 30 hour passage Thu-Fri down from Savusavu. Beautiful here! Encountered floating pumice patches on the way down as we sailed through the Lau Group. Only minor scratches to the paint on the bow. We see occasional pumice bits floating even here in the lagoon.

all is well, letting Andiamo run a bit now that the sun is up and while a bouncy ride, we are doing 8-10 kn

all is well, departed Minerva Reef this morning at 8am bound for Savusavu.

At anchor at Minerva reef. Got in yesterday morning. All is well. Gorgeous here.

all is well, had a nice sail yesterday morning and caught a Mahi Mahi after lunch. Then it has been motoring in no wind.

beautiful day sailing in light winds.

Had a good day sailing today in lighgt winds.

all is well, alternated between motoring NE and sailing NNW last night as wind was up and down.

Final preparations underway as we get ready to sail for Fiji

Nice sail yesterday. Wind died about midnight and we motored south. WInd just came up at 0630 and now sailing again. 65 nm to Bay of Islands!

Motorsailed yesterday most the day yesterday and then about 1930 was able to sail nicely until 0330 this morning. Now motoring again in light winds. We are continuing to take a tack out to a waypoint about 150nm NE of Cape Brett and hope to sail in when the wind fills in from the SE later today.

Had a beautiful sail yesterday in light winds. Put some easting in as we'll need that and more later. Started motoring at 4am as wind faded away. 357 nm to Bay of Islands.

wind slowly faded during the night. Now ghosting along in light winds while the off-watch sleeps. Will probably have to start motoring soon. In the meantime trying to get some easting in to help with the last half of the passage

wind dropped overnight - finally! Nice to sail in something less than 20kn.

wind is still 5-8 kn stronger than the gribs and we continue to accept getting pushed west of the rhumb line to get a decent ride and keep the speed up going south. Hopefully we will eventually find lighter air and can then sail more direct to Whangarei

winds have finally dropped below 20kn and seas have settled down some.

Blew hard all night 28-33 kn and most the morning 20-25. Squalls earlier and now we are in a large area of showers

At Denarau marina and will be looking for a weather window to NZ beginning in a week or so.

At 7:45am local time on Saturday 26 May we transited Navula Pass and entered the quiet waters of Viti Levu, Fiji. Our passage from New Zealand to Fiji is complete and we are thankful for a safe and enjoyable passage.

wind came up about 0800 and we are sailing smartly with AWA around 45. Winds slowly pushing us a bit east of the rhumb line, but the ride is pretty nice like this. Know we are heading for an area of no wind, but enjoying the ride for now!

Rolling along in bumpy seas. Still reefed down and making good progress.

Sailed NNE under spinnaker in light winds most the day. Caught a big mahi in the afternoon and by the time we had processed the catch and motored through some rain showers, the wind from the SE filled in and we roared off directly towards Fiji.

Sailed since midnight on stbd tack in light S winds. Waiting for the wind shift to SE. Going east as much as north, but allowed us to shut down the engines and give the off-watch a quiet night with a comfortable ride.

Had a perfect day yesterday sailing under spinnaker in clear skies. Wind faded after sunset and we motored until midnight. WInd is backing towards SE as forecast, so we are now slowly sailing on stbd tack on a broad reach. More east than north at times, but we hope for the forecast wind shift that will carry us to Fiji.

Lovely night sailing. Wind has faded a bit, but still making good progress north on broad reach.

Kudos to the weather models, they called this one on the money! Winds clocked SW and skies cleared just as forecast. A transition day for us - sailing in light SE to motoring to now sailing on a broad reach in SSW winds. All is well!

Motored yesterday until noon and then have been sailing since in light winds - sometimes slowly in TWS 6-8 and often nicely in TWS 8-10. Had a nice run yesterday afternoon under spinnaker and caught a nice mahi for dinner. All is well.

motoring and have been so for most of the past day and a half as we try to get north of this ridge. Pretty comfortable ride except for the drone of the engine. Happy to be up to 29S and will take it easy and sail slowly as we can while we wait for the favorable winds to build in over the next couple of days. We enjoy hearing from you! Please do not press "reply"; instead, cut and paste this address into a new email.

Ghosting along in light winds which are fading as expected. Had a lovely sail today. We'll let the sleeping off-watch enjoy the gentle rocking and quite as long as we can and then will fire up one engine and motor through the high pressure ridge.

wind came up about 0800 and we are sailing smartly with AWA around 45. Winds slowly pushing us a bit east of the rhumb line, but the ride is pretty nice like this. Know we are heading for an area of no wind, but enjoying the ride for now!

sailing again in light winds. Alternating between motoring and sailing as wind allows. Andiamo ghosts along pretty well in light winds, so a leisurely sail in calm seas is not a bad thing.

Motoring out from Opua bound for Fiji

Sighted Cape Brett about an hour ago. Successfully navigated the high winds and squalls last night and this morning, but the shift to westerly winds came early.

Sailing broad reach in strong winds in rain squalls.

Sailing wing-and-wing in strong winds. So far a comfortable ride.

Motoring sailing in light winds. Just put up sails to get ready for coming wind.

Motoring in light winds.

Had a tough day sailing in confused, big seas with wind in the high teens and gusts into the 20's. Things look to be finally settling down and wind is slowly shifting.

Motored south until we hit squalls with strong SW winds. Sailing since then in rough seas.

Have been sailing SW in light winds all day. Just turned south and are now motoring south.

Had good winds overnight and made good progress to SW.

Winds were lighter than forecast and more southerly today. Still managed to sail all day 5-7kn. Winds picked up again after sunset and went SE.

Had a good day yesterday. 160 mile net towards Whangarei, NZ in past 24 hrs.

At anchor at North Minerva Reef. Arrived today around noon. Diverted here due to deteriorating weather forecast on original route..

At anchor waiting for a weather window for the passage to New Zealand.