125nm to go. Better get the welcome ready. This report via pilgrim

david grizzling about the nasty chop as sleeping difficult last night.

on a rhum line for Opua and enjoying the sun today

all well. crew behaving.

In N Minerva with the tiger sharks reported by other boat crew.

bad night of high winds but all OK on board with boat and crew

will get the trough tomorrow

All well

All well

AWOB

Will continue north to Vavauu as conditions are OK for this

At south end of n Minerva reef and have had a good rest. leaving thismorning so they get in before the nrext trough on Thursday .

AWOB and there is light at the end of the tunnerl but will have to wait a couple of days. They may get to Minerva today for a rest as wind could go to the West. AWOB

Hope to be in minerva in morning head wind all day

Able to motor to mineva will let north wind go thru

sonding more cheerful as they head to N Minerva. Currently 120nm south.

30/8/17 07.21 - motored all night but got nowhere so engine off now. Crew OK . A suggestion was made to head to Minerva which will give them a spell and they can wait for the head winds to pass

30/8/17 07.06 - still ne wait for change all well

29/8/17 16.36 - moving along nice on motor

29/8/17 08.26 - will motor north for change of scenary

29/8/17 07.37 - Hove to as weather has been bad for 3 days. Not much good news weather wise but all is well on board

28/8/17 09.39 - all well still 30kts ne

27/8/17 07.28

All well slowed down to make comfee

26/08/17 14.10

26/08/17 06.30 position from Ron on Pligrim

25/8/17 16.31pm

all well love u

25/8/17 07.31

slow foing north in the lovely high NZ is experiencing. Thanks Aradonna Heather for relay

24/08/17 16.57 all well very little wind reklis

24/08/17 07.29 All Good

23/8/17 17.31pm

All ok

2017 08 23 - 0735 hrs

. Hello. Wobbling along. Seas flattening

Leaving Napier