Ocean Pearl
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Avg: 650.3knts
24hr: 15607.2nm
All well. Enroute from Nth Minserva to Vuda Point Fiji. Departed yesterday morning into 3 to 5 m swell with chop on top. Lively motion. Over night wind changed from se to e and the sea settled. Going well on 3 sail reach. 158 miles to go Danny and Grant
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Avg: 16903.1knts
24hr: 405674.2nm
> All well. Enroute from Nth Minserva to Vuda Point Fiji. Departed Nth Minerva 0845 this morning. Broad 4 sail reach >
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Avg: 196.7knts
24hr: 4721.3nm
All well. Enroute from Nth Minserva to Vuda Point Fiji. Departed Nth Minerva 0845 this morning. Broad 4 sail reach
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Avg: 3008.1knts
24hr: 72193.6nm
> All well. Anchored in Nth Minerva sitting out the wind and rain. Dinghy and out board loaded in their passage positions and ready to go. Perhaps tomorrow >
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Avg: 418.8knts
24hr: 10051.4nm
All well. Anchored in Nth Minerva sitting out the wind and rain. Dinghy and out board loaded in their passage positions and ready to go. Perhaps tomorrow
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Avg: 12225.7knts
24hr: 293417.6nm
> All well. In Sth Minerva yesterday and sailed to Nth Minerva in Afternoon. All well >
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All well. In Sth Minerva yesterday and sailed to Nth Minerva in Afternoon. All well
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Avg: 2.9knts
24hr: 70.5nm
All well. Looking forward to Minerva tomorrow afternoon Danny and Grant
Good to see a post lets hope
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All well. Peaceful day motor sailing 1500 rpm in 2 to 4 knots tail wind.
How is MInerva....crayfish ??
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Been motoring directly into a South wind all night. Hoping for a change as forecast to SW today and we can sail again
Hi Danny and Grant. Good to
Avg: 5.4knts
24hr: 128.4nm
via relay on a bad propagation day
230 miles from Bay of islands. Head winds and head current of 1.5 knots slowing us. Both well
Avg: 4.8knts
24hr: 116.1nm
thanks to Southern Cross and Astarte for relay
Avg: 9.9knts
24hr: 238.4nm
Easy sailing if not the optimum heading but things will change. remarkably warm for how far south we are
Avg: 7.5knts
24hr: 179.5nm
great progress. Will get the front at dinner time and winds overnight will go nw to SW. No more than 20 in the front and 15 after going light as they near their destination.
Avg: 8.6knts
24hr: 207.2nm
Had good night. Wind went SE so changed course to 150 M. Getting good speed, then around 5.45 the wind dropped out. Now motor sailing hoping for the wimd to return soon. Getting cooler. Jersy and jeans on watch, blanket in bed
Wind has dropped to 15 and the sea is a lot easier. Three sail up now. As the sun comes up it looks as there may be a few showers today. It is noticeably cooler
Avg: 8knts
24hr: 192.6nm
Wind has dropped to 15 and the sea is a lot easier. Three sail up now. As the sun comes up it looks as there may be a few showers today. It is noticeably cooler
Had good night. sea settled down a bit so we could make good speed. Sailing well now, warm and sunny, sea a bit lumpy.
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Avg: 7.9knts
24hr: 190.5nm
at WP 21 30S/174 they will turn onto 190m and stay there to 26S. great progress so far and seas now more organised. Gulf Harbour Radio will not be on for 2 days
On their way to NZ and have had a rough night. The seas will get easier!
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Avg: 4.3knts
24hr: 103.5nm
Gave up on beqa as we approached wind 30 knots and heavy rain. Not willing to enter unknown reef area in those conditions so carried on towards lautoka.Dropped anchor at momi bay midnight. Wind en route 15 to 20. Then 20 to 30 then 30 to 35, peaked at 40. All from the east. Showers at times. Sailed well. Pleased to get in through the reef.
rain overnight. Heading for Beqa todayas first step to Vuda
behind Ono Is. had a good dive on the outer reef yesterday.
it will improve later today
Kadavu
Looking forward to seeing you
45 miles to go to the entrance to the bay of islands. Should be tied up in opua about 7 or 8 tonight
Avg: 7knts
24hr: 168.1nm
58 miles to go
120 miles to Opua
Motor sailing in light southerly
Avg: 8.1knts
24hr: 194.7nm
Easy seas.
over half way now 434 miles to Opua.
Avg: 8.3knts
24hr: 199.6nm
brief notes due radar noise!
Avg: 8.6knts
24hr: 207.1nm
lumpy seas O/N but great progress
well on way between Vila and Opua. were doing over 9 knots but had to slow down because of sharp seas causing thumping
Have passed new Caledonia Isle of Pines only ocean between us and NZ
enroute vila to opua. will pass the isle of pines New Caledonia today
Avg: 8.3knts
24hr: 199.9nm
enroute vila to opua
Avg: 6.1knts
24hr: 146nm
Vila to Opua passage
leaving port vila for opua 2200 hrs
on mooring port Vila
In Dillons Bay Erromango
Port Resolution
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