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Liberation

Sat Oct 21 8:08 2017 NZDT

GPS: 17 46.15S 177 11.392E

Weather: 10se,10%cc, bar 1011, water temp 27

Musket Cove. One more week, then into cyclone pit at Vuda.

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Tue Oct 17 8:13 2017 NZDT

GPS: 17 46.15S 177 11.392E

Weather: 13se, 30%cc, 1011 bar, water temp. 28.4

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Thu Oct 12 7:06 2017 NZDT

GPS: 17 46.17S 177 11.396E

Run: 0.2nm (0.4km)

Weather: 15se, 50%cc, bar 1012, water temp 28.5

Musket Cove. A bit more breeze this morning. Several Oysters left yesterday.

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Fri Oct 6 8:30 2017 NZDT

GPS: 17 46.272s 177 11.284e

Run: 0.2nm (0.4km)

Weather: 80%cc, 0wind, 1013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL and many happy tropical returns

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Wed Oct 4 7:16 2017 NZDT

GPS: 17 46.152S 177 11.394E

Weather: 7sse, clear sky, bar 1018, water temp 27.1

Beautiful morning at Musket. Doesn't get much better than this!

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Sat Sep 30 8:05 2017 NZDT

GPS: 17 46.146S 177 11.39E

Run: 0.3nm (0.5km)

Weather: 7ese, clear skies, 1015 on the bar, 27deg. water temp.

Glorious morning at Musket Cove.

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Thu Sep 21 6:21 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.29S 177 11.619E

Weather: 5-10sse, 20%cc, bar 1015, water temp 26.9

Brisk sail on Toronui in the Around Malolo race yesterday.. Good day out, and the final prize giving dinner to finish the regatta. A real fun week.

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Wed Sep 20 7:17 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.29S 177 11.617E

Weather: 15sse, 60%cc, bar 1015

Musket Cove. Last day of regatta

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Mon Sep 18 6:55 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.29S 177 11.616E

Weather: Calm, 20%cc, 1015 bar, 27.6 water temp.

On the dock, Musket Cove. Regatta week. Good fun so far.

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Mon Sep 11 7:13 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.3S 177 11.61E

Weather: Calm, 60%cc, bar1014

Musket Cove. Storm to our w. Last night, but distant. Some rain overnight.

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Sun Sep 10 8:26 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.29S 177 11.62E

Run: 12.4nm (22.4km)

Weather: 11ne, 100%cc, bar 1014, water temp 27

Back at Musket. Lovely family time yesterday. Jeff & Jakki gone out to the surf today on my friends, Bruce & Lyn's boat.

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Sat Sep 9 7:17 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.373S 177 22.910E

Run: 12.6nm (22.8km)

Weather: 3e, 40% light cloud, bar 1015

Port Denarau so Kiwi and Aussie cousins can catch up, after many years

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Wed Sep 6 7:14 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.2S 177 11.387E

Run: 14.4nm (26.1km)

Weather: 4sse, 85%cc, bar 1015, water temp 26.8

Back at Musket Cove with surfing and kiting nephew. No swell, no wind!

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Mon Sep 4 7:08 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 40.866S 177 23.217E

Run: 9471.3nm (17143.1km)
Avg: 98.5knts
24hr: 2363.5nm

Weather: Light se, clear, bar 1014

Vuda marina. Next guests arrive today.

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Thu Aug 31 6:58 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 237S 11 334E

Run: 9459.9nm (17122.4km)
Avg: 196.2knts
24hr: 4710nm

Weather: E5, 70%cc, bar 1012, water temp 27.5

Still enjoying the company at Musket Cove.

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Tue Aug 29 6:45 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.227S 177 11.345E

Weather: Calm, 5%cc, 1013 bar,

Beautiful morning at Musket!

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Sat Aug 26 7:11 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.24S 177 11.332E

Weather: Calm, 50%cc, 1014otb, 26.4 water temp.

Musket Cove. Can hear the surf this morning - some heading out to the reef already.

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Submitted by Grahame Brown (not verified) on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 08:50

HI Bill CU in about 10 days

HI Bill CU in about 10 days we are in Ovalau doing the glasses thing Cheers

Submitted by Liberation on Sun, 08/27/2017 - 17:02

Looking forward to that!

Thu Aug 24 6:55 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.223S 177 11.340E

Weather: 5sse, 90%cc, bar 1014, water temp 26

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Tue Aug 22 7:33 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.22720S 177 11.33571E

Run: 1.2nm (2.2km)

Weather: 15-20se, 40%cc, 1014 bar.

M.C. Good company. Breezy yesterday evening - 20ish, sse.

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Mon Aug 21 6:44 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.92157S 177 10.49335E

Run: 1.2nm (2.2km)
Avg: 26.7knts
24hr: 640nm

Weather: 5ese, 100%cc & light rain, bar 1012

Musket Cove

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Mon Aug 21 6:42 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.234S 177 11.335E

Musket Cove

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Fri Aug 18 7:10 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.224S 177 11.334E

Weather: 6ese, 5%cc, 1016 bar

Musket Cove

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Wed Aug 16 7:15 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.237S 177 11.346E

Weather: Up to 40ne at 2am, now 0ese!, 100%cc, bar 1011

Musket

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Tue Aug 15 7:01 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.24072S 177 11.33256E

Weather: 10ne, 100%cc, 1012 on the bar.

Musket Cove

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Mon Aug 14 6:43 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.23330S 177 11.33351E

Weather: 5ese, 70%cc, bar 1015

Musket cove.

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Sat Aug 12 7:18 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.224S 177 11.338E

Run: 14.4nm (26.1km)

Weather: 10 - 12se, 20%cc, 1017bar

Back at Musket

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Thu Aug 10 7:11 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 40.863S 177 23.218E

Run: 14.5nm (26.2km)

Weather: Calm in here, 5%cc, bar 1017

Back in Vuda Marina for my next guest.

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Tue Aug 8 7:33 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.272s 177 11.284e

Run: 1.2nm (2.2km)

Weather: 10SE, 1018, 30%cc

Muscal sounds good

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Mon Aug 7 7:07 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.92720S 177 10.49101E

Run: 1.2nm (2.2km)

Weather: 10se, 35%cc, bar1017

Musket Cove

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Wed Aug 2 7:33 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.272s 177 11.284e

Run: 0.9nm (1.6km)

Weather: 5SE, less than 10%cc, 1017

we/GHRadio wish we were in Muscat as it sounds a great day

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Tue Aug 1 7:16 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.74900S 177 10.62685E

Run: 0.9nm (1.6km)

Weather: 12SE, 10%cc, bar 1017

Musket Cove

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Mon Jul 31 7:34 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.272s 177 11.284e

Run: 0.8nm (1.4km)

Weather: 1018, clear and calm after rain in the weekend

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Sun Jul 30 7:00 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.70893S 177 10.68735E

Run: 1nm (1.8km)

Weather: Bar 5, 100%cc, bar 1017.5, light rain since 6pm last night. The locals would love to see REAL rain!

Musket Cove.

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Fri Jul 28 7:04 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.20478S 177 11.37993E

Weather: 6SE, 70%cc, bar 1016

Musket Cove

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Mon Jul 24 7:16 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.198S 177 11.384E

Run: 0.3nm (0.5km)

Weather: 10-15SE, 50%cc, 1014 on the bar

Musket Cove

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Thu Jul 20 7:02 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.300S 177 11.587E

Weather: 0 wind, 30%cc. 1014 bar.

Still at Musket Cove.

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Submitted by Malcolm burnett (not verified) on Thu, 07/20/2017 - 11:33

Hey Bill - hope the weather

Hey Bill - hope the weather is better up there than down here!

Mon Jul 17 7:10 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.300S 177 11.586E

Weather: 10-15E, 50%cc, 1016 on the bar

Musket Cove

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Sat Jul 15 6:59 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.300S 177 11.587E

Run: 58.3nm (105.5km)

Weather: 100% cloud cover, 20SE, bar 1015. Looks like rain to the south

Back in Musket Cove. Quite breezy, and positively cold for Fiji!

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Wed Jul 12 11:49 2017 NZST

GPS: 16 56.68679S 177 22.04023E

Run: 9.3nm (16.8km)

Weather: Wind 7SE, cloud 15%, barometer 1014

Back in the beautiful Blue Lagoon

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Tue Jul 11 8:08 2017 NZST

GPS: 16 51S 177 28E

Run: 66.1nm (119.6km)

Weather: 20%cc, 10-15se

came up to northern yasawas yesterday.

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Submitted by Doug (not verified) on Tue, 07/11/2017 - 11:07

Hi Bill, good to see you

Hi Bill, good to see you moving around, we are back onboard tomorrow night , talk soon perhaps prior to Far North Radio, warm Regards Doug & Sandra

Fri Jun 23 7:17 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.201S 177 11.446E

Run: 14.3nm (25.9km)

Lovely at Musket Cove.

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Sun Jun 18 6:38 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 40.88025S 177 23.20509E

Run: 14.3nm (25.9km)

Back in Vuda. Crew and guest flew home yesterday, so clean up time.

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Thu Jun 15 7:18 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.204S 177 11.441E

Run: 58.3nm (105.5km)

Back at Musket Cove after two days of looking unsuccessfully for manta rays.

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Sat Jun 10 7:05 2017 NZST

GPS: 16 56.626S 177 22.064E

Run: 58.4nm (105.7km)

Lovely Blue Lagoon.

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Tue Jun 6 7:37 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.272s 177 11.284e

Run: 0.7nm (1.3km)

Weather: 8SE, 100%cc, 1012

Heading to Vuda today for crew

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Sun Jun 4 13:11 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.36309S 177 11.92978E

Run: 0.6nm (1.1km)
Avg: 26.3knts
24hr: 632.2nm

Enjoying Musket Cove again. Bit damp just now, but not dampening our spirits.

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Sun Jun 4 13:10 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 46.206S 177 11.402E

Run: 14.3nm (25.9km)

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Wed May 31 7:32 2017 NZST

GPS: 17 40.8558s 177 23.1824e

Run: 204.6nm (370.3km)
Avg: 8.6knts
24hr: 205.6nm

Weather: 20Se but got up to 30 last night

actually 3m from the pass.

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Tue May 30 7:40 2017 NZST

Speed:

knts

GPS: 20 23S 178 40E

Run: 160.8nm (291km)
Avg: 6.7knts
24hr: 160nm

Weather: 10-12SE, 1m e swell

170 to Navula Pass. Will have light conditions so Arabs will be happy

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Mon May 29 7:32 2017 NZST

Speed:

5.5m

knts

GPS: 22 18S 179 55W

Run: 113.9nm (206.2km)

Weather: 80%cc, var E, 0.5m swell

on their way from N Minerva.

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Sat May 27 7:35 2017 NZST

GPS: 23 39.721S 178 54.59W

Weather: sct 30%cc, 15NE,

sloppy at high tide at the moment

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Fri May 26 7:35 2017 NZST

GPS: 23 39.721S 178 54.59W

Run: 52nm (94.1km)

Weather: 1' swell, 60-70%cc, NE20

anchored with 11 boats in N Minerva

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Submitted by Sharon (not verified) on Fri, 05/26/2017 - 11:22

Bit of a Crowd then! Well

Bit of a Crowd then! Well done guys

Thu May 25 7:32 2017 NZST

Speed:

6.2

knts

GPS: 24 24S 179 04W

Run: 188.7nm (341.5km)
Avg: 7.9knts
24hr: 188.5nm

Weather: ene20, 40%cc, E2m swell

less than 50nm to N Minerva. Looking forward to flat seas!

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Submitted by Sharon (not verified) on Thu, 05/25/2017 - 13:00

Hi Guys - hope its not to

Hi Guys - hope its not to rough out there. Looks like your making good progress to Minerva. xxx

Wed May 24 7:31 2017 NZST

Speed:

6.6

knts

GPS: 26 52S 179 38E

Run: 184.4nm (333.8km)
Avg: 7.7knts
24hr: 184.8nm

Weather: E20, E swell 2m,

all well on board

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Submitted by J. van Amsterdam (not verified) on Wed, 05/24/2017 - 20:30

Evening guys,

Evening guys, Looks like you are making good head way. Stay safe. xx

Tue May 23 7:34 2017 NZST

Speed:

6.5

knts

GPS: 29 12S 178 10E

Run: 484.3nm (876.6km)
Avg: 5.5knts
24hr: 131.8nm

Weather: 20E, 1028, 80%CC

All Ok and just in front of Fusio so have company.

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Fri May 19 15:23 2017 NZST

GPS: 35 18.97769S 174 7.22183E

Run: 96.6nm (174.8km)

Opua Marina. Waiting for wx to sort itself.

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Submitted by Freycinet II (not verified) on Fri, 05/19/2017 - 15:50

Hi Bill , we are also waiting on weather in the Town Basin, , we were planning a departure this weekend but have now deferred for another week , we admire what you are doing , safe sailing mate , Regard Doug & Sandra

Sat May 13 9:35 2017 NZST

GPS: 36 37.48362S 174 43.71245E

Run: 98.7nm (178.6km)

Plan to get to BOI Tuesday. Then Fiji later in week all being equal.

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Liberation

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HI Bill CU in about 10 days

Looking forward to that!

Hey Bill - hope the weather

Hi Bill, good to see you

Bit of a Crowd then! Well

Hi Guys - hope its not to

Evening guys,

Hi Bill , we are also waiting

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