Astarte

Mon Dec 14 8:18 2015 NZDT
Weather: 0% cloud

In our final pile mooring, at Town Basin Marina Whangarie New Zealand. Let the spending begin!!


Sun Nov 29 6:40 2015 NZDT
Weather: 100% cloud, 1018mb

Safely tied up and cleared into Marsden Cove Marina, New Zealand. The best passage we have had so far.


Sat Nov 28 8:15 2015 NZDT
GPS: 35 30S 174 36E
Run: 168.7nm (305.3km)
Avg: 7.1knts
24hr: 170.5nm
Weather: 10-12NNW

on a bee line to Marsden cove.


Sat Nov 28 7:44 2015 NZDT
Speed:
6.0 knots
knts
Weather: wind NNW 10 90% cloud, 0.5 m swell

Motoring since noon yesterday, smelling the barn, only 33 nm to go


Fri Nov 27 8:30 2015 NZDT
Speed:
4.8
knts
GPS: 33 21S 173 12E
Run: 155.2nm (280.9km)
Avg: 6.5knts
24hr: 154.8nm
Weather: LAV5-10, 80%cc

needs to start the ..#*^ engine!


Fri Nov 27 7:51 2015 NZDT
Speed:
4.9 knots
knts
Weather: wind NE 8 80% cloud, 1.5 m swell

Motor sailing, now the current is not helping, but trying to keep speed up


Thu Nov 26 8:27 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5
knts
GPS: 31 28S 171 45E
Run: 151.5nm (274.2km)
Avg: 6.3knts
24hr: 151.2nm
Weather: 8E, 30%cc, swell 1.5-2m

thanks for relays Michael


Thu Nov 26 7:44 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.5 knots
knts
Weather: wind ENE 8-0 30% cloud, 2 m swell, wind waves

Happy Thanksgiving, sailing still, making good time. Quick sailing last night 6+ knots


Wed Nov 25 8:24 2015 NZDT
Speed:
4.5-5
knts
GPS: 29 36S 170 25E
Run: 150.7nm (272.8km)
Avg: 6.3knts
24hr: 151.7nm
Weather: 8NE

noting the current changes


Wed Nov 25 7:36 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5 knots
knts
Weather: wind NE 8-12 15% cloud, 2.5 m swell, slight wind waves

Still sailing at or over our target speed.


Tue Nov 24 8:34 2015 NZDT
Speed:
4.5
knts
GPS: 27 45S 169 06E
Run: 150.8nm (272.9km)
Avg: 6.3knts
24hr: 150.9nm
Weather: 8NE, beautiful day

had a good spped around 7 overnight but wind has dropped


Tue Nov 24 7:27 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5 knots
knts
Weather: wind NE 8-10 40% cloud,1 m swell, choppy wind waves

Scooting along at 7+ knots most of the night, thanks to current we think. slowed a bit now


Mon Nov 23 8:35 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.5
knts
GPS: 25 53S 167 50E
Run: 264.3nm (478.4km)
Avg: 5.7knts
24hr: 137.4nm
Weather: NE8-12, lumpy seas

beaut sailing wx


Mon Nov 23 7:43 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.3 knots
knts
Weather: wind E 8-10 40% cloud,1 m swell, wind waves

been sailing most of the way, a bit west of the rhumb line, dealing with mostly adverse current


Sun Nov 22 8:25 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.7 knots
knts
Weather: wind ESE 8-12 10% cloud, not much swell, but pretty steep and short wind waves

sailing to NZ, hard on the wind waiting for the wind to back a bit


Sat Nov 21 10:26 2015 NZDT
GPS: 22 16.617s 166 26.396e

Leaving noumea today for nz


Fri Nov 20 8:28 2015 NZDT
GPS: 22 16.617s 166 26.396e
Run: 31.2nm (56.5km)

leaving Noumea tomorrow for NZ.


Wed Nov 11 9:48 2015 NZDT
Weather: wind NE 8-10 10% cloud, slight chop completely surrounded by reef

anchored near Mato, new spot for us


Wed Nov 11 9:45 2015 NZDT
Weather: wind NE 8-10 10% cloud, slight chop completely surrounded by reef

anchored near Mato, new spot for us


Tue Nov 10 9:52 2015 NZDT
Weather: wind E 10-12 10% cloud, wind died last night all good.

anchored on Baie de Tortue on Isl Ouen


Fri Oct 30 12:07 2015 NZDT
Weather: wind 0 50% cloud, a couple of rain showers last night.

all cleared in, anchored in Prony Bay. Had a good test of the engine yesterday, might have finally solved the water leak!


Sat Oct 24 10:06 2015 NZDT
GPS: 22 22.9S 166 54.9E
Run: 10.7nm (19.4km)

on mooring and will check in Monday


Fri Oct 23 19:35 2015 NZDT
Weather: wind E 10 70% cloud, no rain since we arrived this morning

arrived noon, on a mooring in Anse Majik, will go to Noumea on Monday after officialdom re-opens


Fri Oct 23 10:08 2015 NZDT
Speed:
4
knts
GPS: 22 19S 167 04E
Run: 9.8nm (17.7km)
Avg: 6.8knts
24hr: 162.6nm
Weather: 70%cc, 8E, strong neg current

thru Havannah pass. and will trot up to Noumea over the weekend.


Fri Oct 23 8:41 2015 NZDT
GPS: 22 11S 167 07E
Run: 210.8nm (381.5km)
Avg: 4.4knts
24hr: 105.4nm
Weather: E5, sun is coming, seas flat

engine running but no leak. 10m from Havannah Pass


Fri Oct 23 7:55 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.2k
knts
Weather: wind E 5, seas flat , 60% cloud

under way, 12nm to Havana Pass. Motoring no wind, hope we are not too early


Thu Oct 22 16:01 2015 NZDT
Speed:
4.6k
knts
Weather: wind E 10, seas flat , 60% cloud

under way to New Caledonia, so far sailed the whole way, slowed down to make Havana Pass at good tide


Wed Oct 21 8:41 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.5
knts
GPS: 19 09S 167 27E
Run: 112.3nm (203.3km)
Weather: sE10-15, STEEP SLOPPY SEAS, 30%CC

about 40m from Blue Note


Wed Oct 21 7:47 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.5k
knts
Weather: wind SE10-12, seas 2m confused, 30% cloud

under way to New Caledonia


Fri Sep 25 7:22 2015 NZST
GPS: 17 44.75S 168 18.73E

Still in Vila, no wind 0% cloud, beautiful morning. Waiting for wx to get to New Caledonia


Wed Sep 23 7:22 2015 NZST
GPS: 17 44.75S 168 18.73E

10%cloud no wind in anchorage, mostly sunny for the last couple of days


Sun Sep 20 8:50 2015 NZST
GPS: 17 44.75S 168 18.73.E
Run: 164.3nm (297.4km)

Moored in Port Vila, after a great sail down from Maewo. Got lucky with ESE winds day before yesterday. Clear and calm in the mooring field


Tue Sep 15 7:19 2015 NZST
GPS: 15 22.5S 168 08E
Run: 87.1nm (157.7km)

Still anchored in Asanvari, Maewo, Vanuatu, just had fresh bread delivered to the boat. 20% cloud lite and variable in the anchorage


Sat Sep 12 7:23 2015 NZST
Weather: lite showers wind light in anchorage 70% cloud

anchored in Asanvari, Maewo


Wed Sep 9 7:32 2015 NZST
Weather: wind SE 10 20% cloud

corrected: anchored just outside Lolowai, will move over to Maewo this morning wind 10-15 SE-ESE


Wed Sep 9 7:30 2015 NZST
Weather: wind SE 10 20% cloud

anchored just outside Lolowai, will move over to Maewo this morning wind 10-15 SE-ESE


Tue Sep 8 7:20 2015 NZST
Weather: wind SE 10 60% cloud

anchored safely in Lolowai on Ambae, wind bullets all night, high broken clouds this morning. welcome back David and Patricia


Mon Aug 24 8:15 2015 NZST
Weather: wind E 10 60% cloud

anchored safely in Lasalav Bay on the N E corner of Gaua


Sun Aug 16 9:45 2015 NZST
GPS: 14 18.81s 167 25.88e
Run: 74.7nm (135.2km)
Weather: wind swirly 100%cloud occasional light rain

anchored safely in Lokona Bay on the SW coast of Gaua, in the Banks Group. Looking forward to the Lakona Bay Kastom Festival on Thursday!


Wed Jul 22 9:27 2015 NZST
GPS: 15 22S 167 11E
Run: 0.6nm (1.1km)
Weather: 15SE.

Heard lightly on 14315 @ 2100utc


Mon Jul 13 8:48 2015 NZST
GPS: 15 22.3S 167 11.4E
Run: 16.6nm (30km)

Whoo Hoo, sunny day yesterday, Anchored in Peterson Bay on Santo


Sat Jul 11 8:39 2015 NZST
GPS: 15 36.7S 167 10.5E
Run: 75.1nm (135.9km)

Anchored off Ratua, south of Luganville


Mon Jun 22 9:46 2015 NZST
GPS: 16 32.09s 167 46.21e
Run: 91nm (164.7km)
Weather: wind calm 100%cloud occasional light rain

arrived Awei, south of Malekula yesterday after overnight sail


Sat Jun 6 8:53 2015 NZST
GPS: 17 44.73s 168 18.74e
Run: 136.7nm (247.4km)
Avg: 2.9knts
24hr: 68.6nm
Weather: wind calm 0%cloud

safely on a mooring in Port Vila. All is good. Passage was interesting, one fish and one overheated engine. Sailed pretty much the whole way.


Thu Jun 4 9:04 2015 NZST
Speed:
5.3
knts
GPS: 19 23s 169 29e
Run: 10nm (18.1km)
Weather: wind SE 10-15k 50%cloud seas 1.0m plus lite wind chops

left Tanna at 0630on our way to Port Vila. Sailing, should arrive Vila Friday Morning early if winds hold


Tue Jun 2 7:50 2015 NZST
GPS: 19 31.64562s 169 29.5794e
Run: 35.8nm (64.8km)
Weather: 30%cc, light south

heading up the mountain tonight


Mon Jun 1 8:59 2015 NZST
Speed:
5.5
knts
GPS: 20 0s 169 43e
Run: 16.8nm (30.4km)
Weather: wind SE 8-10k 5%cloud seas 0.5m plus lite wind chop

on our way to Tanna, Port Resolution. Gorgeous day hope to sail soon, as wind builds from morning calm


Tue May 26 16:38 2015 NZST
GPS: 20 14.2s 169 46.7e
Run: 25.6nm (46.3km)
Avg: 2.6knts
24hr: 61.9nm
Weather: wind S - SE 15k gusts to 25k 100%cloud

Safely at anchor in Anietyum.


Tue May 26 6:42 2015 NZST
Speed:
5.8
knts
GPS: 20 36s 169 42e
Run: 135.7nm (245.6km)
Avg: 5.7knts
24hr: 136.7nm
Weather: wind SE 20 2m seas confused still, 50% cloud

23 nm to go. Been sailing all night triple reefed


Mon May 25 6:53 2015 NZST
Speed:
4.8
knts
GPS: 22 32s 170 04e
Run: 138.1nm (250km)
Avg: 6.4knts
24hr: 153.1nm
Weather: wind S 10-12 2m seas confused again, 10% cloud

wind just dropped off. Been sailing well all night


Sun May 24 9:14 2015 NZST
Speed:
5.5
knts
GPS: 24 16s 171 09e
Run: 85.6nm (154.9km)
Avg: 3.3knts
24hr: 78.5nm
Weather: wind S 15-18 1m seas from SW, mostly wind chop 60% cloud

through the fronts, winds favorable, now sailing toward our destination and reasonably comfortably!


Sat May 23 7:03 2015 NZST
Speed:
1.8
knts
GPS: 25 30s 171 02e
Run: 73.9nm (133.8km)
Avg: 3.1knts
24hr: 73.6nm
Weather: wind N 20-25 Seas very confused 30% cloud

into the northerlies, two squall lines about 1500utc. Slowed down trying to hove to


Fri May 22 6:58 2015 NZST
Speed:
5.8k
knts
GPS: 26 19s 171 48e
Run: 140.8nm (254.8km)
Avg: 5.8knts
24hr: 139.6nm
Weather: wind N 12-15 Seas 1.0m 20% cloud

been sailing since 1800 yesterday. Hope we are far enough north to lessen effects of low.


Thu May 21 6:46 2015 NZST
Speed:
5.4k
knts
GPS: 28 09s 172 48e
Run: 156.9nm (284km)
Avg: 6.6knts
24hr: 157.2nm
Weather: wind S 8 Seas 1.0m south 30% cloud

still motoring, trying to get north of approaching wx. Latitude going down, temperature going up


Wed May 20 6:49 2015 NZST
Speed:
6.0
knts
GPS: 30 25s 172 57e
Run: 133.5nm (241.6km)
Avg: 5.6knts
24hr: 134.4nm
Weather: wind S 8 Seas 1.0m south 60% cloud

motoring since 0200, less confused seas


Tue May 19 6:59 2015 NZST
Speed:
6.0
knts
GPS: 32 17s 173 32e
Run: 242nm (438km)
Weather: S 18 Seas 1.5m 90% cloud

rolly following seas, but making good time


Mon May 18 6:56 2015 NZST
Speed:
5.7
knts
Weather: S 12 Seas 1.5m 15% cloud

underway to Vanuatu, downwind rolly sailing


Tue May 5 8:01 2015 NZST
GPS: 35 43.4S 174 19.5E
Run: 11.3nm (20.5km)

Waiting in Whangarie Town Basin for wx window for departure


Mon Apr 13 14:27 2015 NZST
GPS: 35 50.25S 174 28.12E
Run: 10.9nm (19.7km)

Just splashed after 6weeks in Docklands 5. Hoping to head out to Great Barrier when weather clears.


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