coffs harbour

been fighting strong current most of last 24 hours but seems to have eased, nice conditions now, 194 to go, hoping to arrive in time to clear customs tomorrow

nice night but now have our southerly change, bumpy 24h coming up, reaching double reefed main and staysail

expecting slow day today waiting for southerly change tomorrow morning, unbelievably, hooked a big squid within minutes of putting lures in the water and then had something bite the squid while reeling in and only got it part of its head back

nice night running under spinnaker in 10kn of breeze, clear skies and calm seas but now motoring with not a breath of wind,

wind dropping, slow few days ahead but not stopping in New Cal, probably hoist kite at next watch change

good conditions, fast sailing, passing south of New Caledonia tonight, possible stop there depending on weather forecast

better conditions, seas more organised now

uncomfortable night with wind forward of beam

on route to sydney, variable conditions

kadavu, anchored

kadavu, anchored

yanuca, anchored

kadavu, anchored

musket cove

motoring with 30nm to go to vuda marina, caught and released small blue marlin yesterday

motoring in calm conditions, just enough breeze to hold the jib, crossed dateline last night

rounding bottom Lau group, very little wind, spinnaker up but will be motoring soon i think

on route Fiji, slow going but nice morning

on route Fiji, just stopped at Late for lunch and swim, awesome,

sorry typo in last position, in neiafu, tonga

anchored

another easy night, good conditions, getting speed up again after being backed off last night, 130 to go, arrive tonight

good sailing, seas still quite smooth but will start to increase, passing north of Nuie, 290 to go

great conditions last night and this morning, ominous cloud and heavy rain approaching so about to reef right down, southerly change expected later today

slow rolly night, 550 to tonga,

easy night, clear until midnight then rain showers moved in again, making decent progress wing on wing, nearly halfway,

good easy night, raining at the moment but breeze quite steady,

good conditions, more rain last night but breeze quite steady,running wing on wing, all well, 1000nm to go

continuing on, rough night, squalls to 35 and heavy rain most of the night, night under double reef main only, all is well though,

on way to Tonga with possible stop in Mopelia,

Anchored Huahine

Arriving Faaite

Anchored at Tahanea

makemo anchored

makemo anchored

heading for tuamotus

heading for tuamotus

Arrived Tahiti

En route from Tubuai to Tahiti. nice conditions this morning. 80nm to go.

En route from Tubuai to Tahiti. Sloppy with lighter winds than we'd hoped for. 180nm to go.

At anchor in Tubuai. Hooked a nice wahoo!

Anchored in Rairua Bay, Raivavae after 19 days at sea!

Day 20: Motorsailing, 50nm W of Raivavae. Should be anchored by dinnertime if all goes well.

Day 19: Moving along. 130nm to go.

Day 18: Off to a good start this morning after heaving to again for most of the night. (PS: Yes, Gulf Harbour, we do listen. Thanks for the great service!)

Day 17: On the road again. Favorable course heading, but slow going.

Day 16: Hove to instead of continuing to beat into wind & sea. Waiting for better conditions and catching up on rest. All's well on board!

Day 15: Slow going... Close hauled, unfavorable winds.

Day 14: Sailing through occasional squalls and rain showers.

Day 13: Motorsailing. Appx 500nm to Raivavae.

Day 12: 350nm in the past 48hrs. Making hay while the sun shines.

Day 11: Great downwind sailing!

Day 10: Slow and rolly after midnight. Light breeze filling in. Sailing wing on wing now and making decent progress.

Day 9: Fast sailing! Making some miles through very lumpy seas.

Day 8: The wind is back! Nice conditions this morning.

Day 7: Motorsailing. A bit grey out here.

Day 5: Motoring. Very mellow conditions. Heading NE to get atop approaching front.

Day 4: Slow going this morning with light wind and sloppy seas. Will have to motor to get further South.

Day 3: Making good progress. Very comfortable conditions.

Just crossed the International Date Line. All's well on board.

Off to a good start.

testing, departing tomorrow for raivavae