Tika
Avg: 6.9knts
24hr: 165.3nm
On Quarantine dock in Opua. Arrived at 11:30pm last night after a seriously fun sleigh past North Cape....solid 12 and 13 knots and hit 18.9 on one occasion surfing the family home :). Drizzly, cold and very windy as front seems like it is just starting to come through. So happy to have made it! x Russ, Greer, Kai and Jaiya
Avg: 10.5knts
24hr: 250.8nm
Motorailed until 4pm and then spectacular sailing. Sailed under full moon with Code 0 all night, smooth and fast. ETA Opua about midnight just before the front hopefully. X Greer, Russ, Kai and Jaiya
Avg: 6knts
24hr: 143.3nm
Left Norfolk Island at 2pm yesterday. Good sail for first 3 hours then Motor sailing since. Have about 1 knot current against us. Racing this front in and looking forward to the northerlies joining us in 12 hours so we can turn the motor off. X Russ, Greer, Kai and Jaiya
Avg: 4.3knts
24hr: 102.9nm
anchored yesterday and had very pleasant check in on the back of a 4WD. Will stay until sat/Sunday time frame
Avg: 2.6knts
24hr: 63nm
Anchored in Sydney Bay, Norfolk Island. Nice and sunny and good to have some fresh fish, fresh veggies and fresh internet! Will move around to Ball Bay on the the SE side of the island this afternoon to wait out the front
Avg: 8.8knts
24hr: 212.2nm
Reverted back to Plan A, so 55 miles to go until a pitstop in Norfolk - we were going to be cutting slightly too fine getting in before the next front. Will head off to NZ late Saturday and plan to arrive in Opua first light Tuesday (again depending on how the second front develops). Stunning night - gliding along with code 0 again now after motoring for 6 hours last night when our wind dropped below 5 knots. x Greer, Russ, Kai and Jaiya
Avg: 7.9knts
24hr: 190.5nm
Bouncy night as our NW'ly turned slowly into a SSE and then SE. heading into a long period large SW swell which also increased the bounce. x Greer, Russ, Kai and Jaiya
Avg: 9.2knts
24hr: 220nm
Spectacular light downwind sailing...we've had rougher nights at anchor. Gybed onto starboard tack at shift change as we pass the very top of the last front (hopefully!) before we meet up with the weather high near Norfolk Island and make the decision whether to turn left towards Opua and try and run in before the next one
Avg: 9.2knts
24hr: 220.8nm
Mixed bag - mostly downwind gliding, then a fast reach last night with 15-20 knots from SE, now downwind glide again this morning
Avg: 7.9knts
24hr: 189.3nm
Stunning day's sailing yesterday. Passed through the frontal band of cloud last night and had plentiful rain and lightning for 4 hours. Wind swung but only got to 13 knots. Back gliding along with code 0 this morning
Departed for NZ, heading towards Norfolk. Beautiful light wind sailing - if only it could be like this the whole way!
most likely leaving fri PM or sat AM now
May leave this afternoon
waiting for weather window in Fulanga after pulling in for engine maintenance en route to NZ
waiting for weather window in Fulanga after pulling in for engine maintenance en route to NZ
heading west. Will thread through the Lau tomorrow on route to Vuda Marina on the west side of Viti Levu
Tahuata
Hiva Oa
Avg: 7knts
24hr: 167.1nm
Avg: 18.3knts
24hr: 438.1nm
San Christobal
En route to Galapagos
Avg: 2.5knts
24hr: 60.2nm
Panama City
Back to shelter Bay
El porvenir
Avg: 3.1knts
24hr: 74.3nm
Back at swimming pool in San Blas
Avg: 10.5knts
24hr: 253.1nm
Catagena
en route to Cartagena
Bonaire
en route bonaire
Los Aves
Clarkes Court Haul out Grenada
Underwater statues
Union Island
Saltwhistle Bay
Tobago Keys
Saint Pierre, Martinique
Dominica
Guadeloupe
En route to Guadeloupe
Avg: 4.5knts
24hr: 109nm
Antigua
Arrived into St MArtin to pick up Stu and Nat
Avg: 11.3knts
24hr: 270.3nm
Arrive BVI's to Little Jost Van Dyke
Avg: 5.1knts
24hr: 121.6nm
En route to BVI's
En route to BVI's
Long Island
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