0900 Tonga 9/9 lat 18.22 S long 172.22 W COG 265 T

SOG 7 K

wind 20 S

seas 2m

DTG 92.

Getting there.

Cold beer 2morra.

Eta 000

Time zone change now same day

0900 Tonga 8/9 lat 18.16 S 169.31 W

COG 265 T

SOG 6k

sea 1.5m

wind 12 ESE

DTG 254 ETA Monday morn.

Quiet overnight got good sleep.

Lovely day now.

0900 Tonga 6/9 lat 18.06 S 167.00 W

COG 275 T

SOG 5.5k

wind 17 ENE

sea 3m rough

DTG 399 all good.

Heading slightly north to possibly get better angle when wind backs.

090 Tonga time 5/9 lat 17.58 S 164.29 W

seas 2.5 rough

wind 25 E

DTG 542

all good.

Jan good & holding together.

A comment to his forecaster:- Your 4cast been spot on. Jan wants better 1.

Bill reminded me it was rough when we left Palmerston Island and that is the area they were passing through during the night at the top of the Cook Islands.

1000 local 4/9 lat 17.42 S 161.50 W

COG 250 T

SOG 6.5k

wind E 22/25k

seas 2/3m

all good Jan coping well.

Engine blower fell off 2b fixed Tonga.

Eta Sun Tonga time.

1000 iocal 3/9

pos 17.25 S 159.19 W

COG 260 T

SOG 6K

wind E 21k

seas 2.5m

sunny

DTG 839 all good.

Big seas over night to 4m eased now.

Eta Vava'u w end.

Pos 2/9 1000 local 17.09 S 156.36W

sea 3/4m

wind E 25

sunny very rough not much sleep but all good. DTG 995m.

Running with just head sail doing 6.5k

All good even Jan.

Forecast to blow at 25 knots then nothing for last two days.

This is not the tropical cruising i remember!

Stopped at Maupiti Island, 16.47 S 153.57 W. Local family invited 3 boats at anchor 2 dinner. Coco crab, poisson cru, lovely. No alcohol, fresh coco milk.Lots sharks under boat so quick swims only

Arrived bora bora 1800 local. All good. Lost 2 fish today. Anchored off island near entry will move daylight tomorrow into town 4 wifi and email. Cheers. Bill

0800 Local time Tahiti 13/08 lat 15.55 S long 150.47 W

COG 235 T

SOG 5k

wind NE 12 k

seas 1/2 m cog

DTG 65 mm Bora Bora

Be in tonight. Sailing dead proud downwind with no pole, sails flapping ~ wearisome ~motor starts now. Bill

1300 tahiti 11/08

lat 14.11 S long 147.17 W

COG 240 T

SOG 5k motoring

seas less 1m

DTG 294 nm

Reading 3rd book.

0800 local

. Lat 12.59 S 14515 W

COG 230 T

SOG 4k

Seas 1m

wind 8k NNE

DTG 430.

Sailing sunny bikini weather but i left my top at home.

AGOB

0800 local time Tahiti

Lat 11.37 S 143.41 W

COG 210 T

SOG 7k

wind 12k

sea 1.5m

DTG 553

AGOB

New time, a bit later.

Running off to keep sails full.

Will jibe back later. No pole. BILL

0001 UTC lat 09.52 S 141.27 W

SOG 7.5k

wind 17 E

seas 2m

DTG 708nm to Bora Bora

Departed 1200 UTC

almost 100m in 12 hrs.

All Good On Board

0001 UTC 28/7 lat 6.49 S long 131.30 W

COG 225 T

SOG 7k

wind 22k E

seas 2m

DTG 525

AGOB

Wind increased gradually last night as guru mark predicted.

0001 UTC 28/7 lat 06.18 S 129.09 W

COG 250 T

SOG 6k

wind 10 E

seas 1m fine

DTG 670m just a Sydney Hobart distance to go.

Motoring slowly.

During night completed 21 days, 3 weeks at sea.

AGOB

1200 UTC 25/07 lat 04.33 S 123.27 W

COG 250 T

SOG 7 k

wind 20 ESE

sea 2m

DTG 1027nm

All good.

Day run 171 so going well.

1200 UTC 24/07 lat 03.42 S 120.41W

COG 250 T

SOG 7k

wind 20 ESE

seas 1.5m

DTG 1198

fine

AGOB

18 days at sea.

1200 UTC 23/7 lat 02.57s 118.00w

COG 254 T

SOG 6.5k

seas 1.5m

wind 16k ESE

Sunny

DTG 1366.

Sailing headie only saving main from flogging

1200 UTC 22/07 lat 02.18S 115.37 W

SOG 7k

wind 15 SE

seas 1.5m

DTG 1515.

All good.

1200 UTC 20/7.

Lat 00.50 S 110.26 W

COG 245 T

SOG 5.5 k

Seas 2m

Wind SSE 10 k

DTG 1847

All good on board

Cold but wil clear soon

1200 UTC 19/7 lat 00.05 S 108.12 W

SOG 6.5

COG 250 T

wind SSE 15

seas 2 m

Back in Southern Hemisphere

DTG 1982.

All good on board.

Quite cold here

Weather is cold misty/wet. Have had light wind & running heads only.

1200 UTC 18/07 lat 00.40N long 105.28W

SOG 8

COG 245T

wind 24k

seas 1.5m

205 miles last 24 hrs.

DTG 2149

Wild & wooly onight. Now 2 reefs no jib.

AGOB

Two days of 203, 205 mm. Picking up some miles from the slower days.

1200 UTC 16jly 02.29 N 098.59 W

SOG 7.5

COG 255 T

wind 15 SSE

seas 1.5 m

DTG 2555.

All good.

Need sleep.

1200 UTC 15/07 lat 03.15 N 96.03W

SOG 6.5

COG 255 T

Wind 15 SW

Sea state 1m confused.

Cloudy

Good wind from South overnight but has just swung SW again

AGOB

DTG 2737

1200 UTC 14jul

lat 3.43N long 093.23W

COG 258 T

SOG 5.5k

wind SSW 12K

Full cloud cover.

DTG 2897

AGOB

Stil on nose but bearable.

FOUR HOURS EARLIER

Sit here on pitch black night. Not much puff but enough to sail in right direction

1200 UTC 04.08 N 090.58 W

SOG 7.5

COG heading 255 T

seas 1.5m

wind 17k S

cloudy no rain.

DTG 3041

174 last 24 hr

AGOB

12/07 1200 UTC

04.48 N 088.07 W

Wind 17k S

SOG 8K

Seas 1m

Fine

DTG 3215m

All good on board (AGOB)

Sounds like the squalls have passed and the sun is shining. Better wind now and picked up speed.

10 July 1200 UTC

Lat 5.30 N long 84.55 W

SOG 6k

sea 1.5m

wind 17 k SSW

COG 250 T

cloud cover 100% and raining.

All good now

Pos 1200 UTC 9th July

SOG 5k

COG 270 Deg T

wind 10 SW

seas 1\2m

DTG 3464

Raining.

Boat punching into a head wind, slow.

AGOB All good on board

1200 UTC 8 July

SOG 1k

COG 260 T

seas flat

wind 1k south

drifting

DTG 3566.

Monit power ensure fuel lasts.

Thru hull leak fixed

All Good On Board

SOG 5k

COG 250 T

wind 4 SE

seas calm motoring.

165m day 1.

DTG 3675 nm.

All good on board.

Received from BILL 1200 UTC 7TH July which is NZ 0000 SAT/SUN and Aus time 2200 SATURDAY

SOG = Speed Over Ground

COG= Course over Ground I.e course steering in degrees True

DTG = Distance to Go or distance to Waypoint

Time: 23:20:27 UTC

Date: 29-06-2018

Altitude: 1 m

Velocity: 0 km/h

Accuracy

Horiz: +/- 8 m

Vert: +/- 16 m

GPS fix

Time: 06:54:39 UTC

Date: 29-06-2018

Altitude: 2 m

Velocity: 0 km/h

Accuracy

Horiz: +/- 0 m

Vert: +/- 16 m

COG * 250 T

Comfortable but rolly.

Sunny. All good on board (AGOB)

Last night v rough. wind 35 K seas 4m.

Sailing with reefed hsail only.

Panama 2morrw night.

*Course Over Ground

Pos 1200 local time 27th June

Heading 253 True, Seas 2m

DTG to Panama 440m

All good on board. No fish :)

Made it to Aruba...

Heading 250 True. 145nm to Aruba. Eta 1300 Monday. All Good Onboard