Tusi 2
Tied up at Opua for Customs clearance.
Avg: 11.2knts
24hr: 269.6nm
Sailing at 6 knots. 175nm to Cape Brett. Vixen 7 eight miles ahead and 30nm to west of Tusi 2.
Avg: 5.9knts
24hr: 141nm
Sailing on tack to SSE. Vixen 7 eight miles to the SW of Tusi 2. 473nm to Marsden Cove.
Avg: 5.5knts
24hr: 131.5nm
Motoring towards North Cape. Vixen 7 eight miles to the west of Tusi 2. 473nm to Marsden Cove.
Avg: 5.6knts
24hr: 135.3nm
Sailing on SW tack.
Avg: 5.5knts
24hr: 132.4nm
Motoring slowly to conserve fuel. Vixen 7 400m off starboard beam.
Avg: 6.4knts
24hr: 153.1nm
Motoring.
Avg: 20.5knts
24hr: 492nm
Pounding our way west of the line to North Cape. All good on board.
Avg: 5.3knts
24hr: 127.2nm
Vixon 7 position. They are 2m to nrth
Tied up in Vuda Marina. Intending to leave today for New Zealand.
Anchored at Levuka, Ovalau, with with Vixen 7.
Anchored in the village anchorage at Vulaga (Fulanga), Southern Lau Group, with Vixen 7.
Now anchored in Vulaga (Fulanga) lagoon with Vixen 7. Arrived yesterday after motoring 60nm from Lakemba in 3-5 knots of wind.
Anchored in the NW anchorage at Lakemba Island, Southern Lau Group with Vixen 7. Heading for Fulanga tomorrow.
Avg: 5.2knts
24hr: 124nm
Cleared Customs, now tied up in Vuda Marina.
Avg: 7.2knts
24hr: 172.9nm
Still rolling along at 6-7knots. ETA Navula Passage 0400 tomorrow, Wednesday morning.
Avg: 5.7knts
24hr: 136.4nm
Classic trade wind sailing, rolling along at 6-7 knots with main tied out and polled headsail with 15knots over the stern. Another big mahimahi so freezer now full.
We left North Minerva at 0830 and are motoring while we wait for a bit more wind. Our ETA Lautoka is Wednesday.
Anchored at North Minerva.
Anchored at South Minerva.
Avg: 7.6knts
24hr: 183.1nm
Motorsailing to get into South Minerva before dark today.
Avg: 4.1knts
24hr: 99nm
Been motoring all night and will continue until wind turns. Caught 35lb mahimahi yesterday morning. ETA Minerva tomorrow morning.
Avg: 8.6knts
24hr: 205.3nm
Sailed most of the night with 10-12knot NNW but now motoring again. 280nm to Minerva so aiming for arrival early on Tuesday morning.
Avg: 6.2knts
24hr: 148.5nm
Motoring. 410nm to Minerva
Avg: 6knts
24hr: 143.5nm
Not enough wind to hold the sails out in these seas so motoring.
Tusi 2 left Marsden Cove yesterday at 1300 heading for Minerva then Lautoka. After a fast ride last night, over 9 knots for short periods, with a 20-25knot westerly, the wind has now (1400 Wednesday) backed to the SSW and dropped to about 15 so the crew is soaking up the sun.
Tusi 2 - Tusi 2
Tusi 2 left Marsden Cove yesterday at 1300 heading for Minerva then Lautoka. After a fast ride last night, over 9 knots for short periods, with a 20-25knot westerly, the wind has now (1400 Wednesday) backed to the SSW and dropped to about 15 so the crew is soaking up the sun.