Arrived newcastle at 1000hrs sunday. swinging around on the customs bouy waiting to be cleared in.

Position as of 0600 Wind E 10-15knts. Swell SE 1.0m. Baro 1022. Cloud 20%. having difficulty establishing a connection with sail mail so may not be updating much over the next few days. 280nm to newcastle so eta is monday most likely around morning to midday. All well onboard

Position as of 0600 Wind E 10-15knts. Swell SE 1.0m. Baro 1022. Cloud 20%. having difficulty establishing a connection with sail mail so may not be updating much over the next few days. 330nm to newcastle so eta is monday most likely around morning to midday. All well onboard

Position as of 0745 local . Wind S 8-10knts. Swell SE 0.5m. Baro 1020. Cloud 50%.We have decided to alter course to Newcastle instead of Coffs Harbour. Currently at the half way point! All well onboard

Position as of 0530 local 1830 UTC. Wind SE 12knts. Swell SE 1.m 6 sec period. Baro 1020. Cloud 40%. All well onboard

Position as of 0530 local 1830 UTC. Wind SE 12knts. Swell SE 1.5m 8 sec period. Baro 1021. Cloud 50%. All well onboard

Departed New Cal @ 1900hrs Sunday 12th through Dumbea Pass Destination Coffs Harbour. Position as of 0530hrs local (1830 UTC). Winds SSE 12knts gusting 18knts, Swell 2.0m South with 10 sec period. Barometer 1020. Clouds 60% scattered showers. All well onboard

Arrived in New Caledonia at 0930 Hrs. All well onboard

Departed Port Villa at 0500hrs for Noumea. Winds East 8-10knts Seas east 0.5m Baro 1020 Cloud 10% scattered All well onboard

Arrived safely in Luganville at 1000hrs. Cleared customs. Bought beer and steak. Nice to be sitting on the back deck in a calm anchorage

Position At 1700hrs. Winds 20-25knt south. swell 2.5-3m south baro 1015. cloud 30%. A bumpy days ride with wind gusty and swell on the beam. copped a few greenies over the decks and found a few more small leaks to patch up once we get in. now 30nm from the closest islands and approx 80nm to Luganville. ETA 0500hrs tomorrow morning. all well onboard

Position At 1730hrs. Wind SE 14knts Swell SE 1.5m 100% cloud cover Baro 1014. All well onboard ETA to Luganville Thursday AM

Position At 1700hrs. Wind 14 knts SE. Swell 1m ESE. Baro 1015. Cloud 90%. Another 150nm day yesterday making great time for us. All well on board

Position At 1700hrs. Wind 20 knts SE. Swell 2m ESE. Baro 1018. Cloud 70%. Almost halfway to Luganville. All well on board

Position At 1700hrs. Winds SE 17knts Seas SE1.5m Cloud 70%. Frequent light showers. Baro 1018. Making good progress today all well onboard

At 1500hrs 27 nm NW of Futunu. Winds at 8knts Easterly Swell 1m SE. Cloud 40%. Had a great first 24hrs making 140nm. Since the wind has dropped weve slowed down a bit and are unable to stick to the rhumbline. All well onboard

Departing Wallis Island for Luganville, Vanuatu. ETA Friday 18th August

Anchored at Matu Uta, Wallis. Arrived at 0930hrs Saturday. Cleared immigration but it seems customs is closed on weekends so we think we have to wait until monday to complete arrival procedures. wind SE @ 12knts scattered showers 60% cloud cover. All well onboard

Position as of 1200HRS Friday 4/8/17. Winds light and variable N/NW swell NE 1m. Have been motoring since 0200hrs. Approx 60nm from Wallis with an ETA approx 0200hrs Sat 5th. All well onboard. Its getting much hotter as we track north sea temp is up to 30 deg and air temp is about the same. Still havnt caught any fish!

Position as of 0900 Wednesday. All well onboard 10knts Easterly breeze and 2m Easterly swell. Weve managed 136nm in 24hrs an avaerage on 5.6knts. approx 200nm from Wallis

Arrived safely in Nuka'alofa Tonga. Anchored off Big Mammas enjoying a nice cold beer or 4.

At 1800 we are now 40nm from Tongatapu. Have slowed down for a daylight arrival. Winds NE 12-14knts Seas ENE 1m All good onboard. looking forward to some decent rest after 14 days on the go!

Position as of 1415 friday 25th. Winds ESE 15-20knts. Swell ENE 2m with 2nd ESE swell 1m. Barometer 1020. 40% cloud cover. ETA Tongatapu 1200hrs Sat 27th. 160nm to go from current position. All well onboard

Position as of 1545 Wednesday. Making way again after hoving to over night. Sea state has reduced throughout today we now have 2m East north east swell with 1m wind swell ESE. Winds are averaging 20knts of East with gusts up to 28knts. Condtitions over all are moderating over previous 24hrs. We now have 250nm to go to Tongatapu so aiming for Friday as long as the wind does not swing to far to the north. Fingers crossed. All well onboard

at 1530 weve reduced sail down to storm trysail to wait out the weather and large swells north of our position. seas here at 2-3.5m very confused. winds 23knts gusting 28. all okay onboard

At 1200 we are bouncing our way across the pacific with 20knts from the ESE seas of 2m from the south and 100% Cloud. All well onboard

@1400hrs NZ 20knts S gusting 28Knts at times. Cloud 100% seas 1.5 South. Slowly making progress west aiming for 28;s 175W before turning north ans heading for tonga. all ok onboard

1100 and slowly bobbing along between 2 and 4 knots. 70% cloud cover and 2m seas on a long period. All well onboard

Finally got some breeze from SSE@7-9knts. Shut the motor off after 30hrs of motor sailing. Took advantage of calm conditions to repair the seem in the headsail and repurpose a cupboard shelf into exterior portlight covers. All well onboard for day 7!

light variable wind @3knts slight seas form the north. have been motorsailing since 0430. copped a few line squalls early this morning that saw us put a small rip in one of the seams of our headsail. Otherwise all okay.

a rough 24hrs with winds of 20knts gusting 28knts. short choppy seas. @1330hrs a large wave slammed into our stbdside breaking the clasps on our midship portlight open. this is the second bomar grey series portlight less than 12 months old to fail.( the first in nz was replaced before departure) Have braced the hatch shut as best as possible and have very minimal water ingress. will cover with plywood once the conditions abate enough to work safely. other wise all is well apart from all our clothes which kindly soaked up the water when the hatch came open.

Wind picking up from the E@13kts. Finally have the motor off and making some headway. Only managed 90nm in the 24hrs from 1400 yesterday. All well.

Our position as of 1400hrs. Slow last 24hrs stuck in the middle of a high. Light and variable winds from SW to SE. Motorsailing. All well onboard

Our position as of 1200hrs. Covered 160nm since departing Whangarei. wind from s@10kts all well.

Departed Marsden cove bound for Minerva reef

on 4/29/2017 2:44 AM UTC this was our position and status all fine alongside town basin

on 4/29/2017 2:44 AM UTC this was our position and status all fine alongside town basin