Calm conditions for WW2 last leg to Auckland. Motoring along, hoping for some wind tomorrow.

Westward is cleared by customs and officially in New Zealand! After 17 days at sea, our priorities are a shower, a beer and a meal - thankfully the local yacht club all three.

COG 110

SOG 4.

NO WIND. MOTORING.

NOT STOPPING AT 3KINGS.

MOTORING TO OPUA

COG 116T 4.5 KTS MOTOR VAR WIND 5 EAST

COG75


SOG3.5


TACKING SLOWLY AGAINST WIND & CURRENT.


217 TO CAPE

WE 70M STH OF RHUMB LINE.

Light wind

Motor sailing

COG 160

SOG 5KT

SE 20

15-20 KT WIND

SAILING

COG 105

SOG 3.5

NIL WIND MOTORING.

CTR CURRENT 1KN.

390 TO GO TO WAIKUKU POINT.

COG 103

SOG 4.

NO WIND. MOTORING.

485 TO GO

COG 104

SOG 5

WINDS CALM. MOTORING.

580 TO GO.

COG 104

MOTORING 5KT WIND VARIABLE 5NE

COG 110

SOG 4.

WIND 5 NE.

CALM SEAS. MOTORING AGAINST STR CURRENT.

CREW GOOD

COG180

SOG 4.5

WIND STILL SW.

SEAS REDUCING AFTER HEAVY NIGHT.

790 TO GO

COG90


SOG 4.5


CLOSEHAULED 2OKN HEADWIND HEAVY SEAS.


CREW GOOD.


845 TO GO

COG90

SOG4

CLOSEHAULED 2OKN HEADWIND HEAVY SEAS.

CREW GOOD.

865TOGO

SOG 6

COG 90

Wind 20Kn NW since 2300

All good only 960 togo

Report form 07.30 today

COG 110

SOG 4

No wind been motoring since 04.30 this morning only 1060 Nm togo all well and having fun

COG 100

SOG 5 Kn

1155 Nm to go

Alls well having a good sail

COG 105


4 SOG


Started motor as wind has dropped seas are clam.


Crossing Hervey Bay


Crew all good and enjoying them selves

Departing Gladstone next stop Auckland NZ

Departed Mackay today. I sheltered there for 5 days to avoid a series of storms. Next destination is Rockhampton, where I hope to arrive on Monday.

Departed Townsville at 1030 with new gearbox installed. Stiff on shore breezes promise good sailing once I get out of the bay. I intend to day sail down the Queensland coast, next main stop is Rockhampton.

-jase

Heading to Townsville gearbox making a knocking sound

Departed cairns this afternoon. Strong SE winds means we'll head E out through the Barrier reef before turning south and coming down past the Whitsundays in a couple of days

In Marlin marina for a couple of days

Underway to Cairns. 2130 UTC 11/13 (Monday 11/14 local)

15-54 S / 146-20 E, motoring 205 T @ 5.0 knots. Westerly wind. 60 nm to Cairns. All was well aboard. Is trying to get information from Customs on an acceptable quarantine anchorage.

Underway to Cairns. 2130 UTC 11/12 (Sunday 11/13 local)

Motoring 210 T @ 6.0 knots. No Wind. 180 nm to Cairns. All was well aboard.

We are departing Alotau today, with a new alternator and a bunch of repairs and refinements done. Light and variable winds in the Coral Sea and Pacific means our next port of call will be Cairns in Queensland. We'll be dating Steve via HF radio contacts with our sailing friends SV Carina, who are in Micronesia, on our progress.

Wind SE 15

Day sailing to Alotau

Anchored Nice spot. Village for trading. School. Getting stocked up by trading and visiting school with donations today. Planning on leaving tomorrow headed to Alotau.

20nm to Woodlark island

Had some fuel issues over night

Winds unreliable

Sailing in 10 to 15 from the south 100% cloud cover


257 to Woodlark island


All well on board

Wind 10 to 15 clear sky's

15 nm to Rabaul

30 NM to Kavieng

Motoring into Isabel passage

Wind SE10

Clear sky's

80 NM togo

Wind SE 15 -20 knots

Kavieng 120 nm rhumba line distance motoring into a 2 knot current

All well on board caught 15lb albacore tuna delicious

Motoring no wind

220 NM to Kavieng

motoring, no wind, calm seas,

50% cloud cover, 345 nm to go.  Still hoping to arrive Kavieng by Sat PM.

Motoring no wind

470 to Kavieng

All well on board

Good copy on 10 mhz again today. 115T spd 5.5kts, wind NW 6kts, light wind and storms, 600 nm to go. Hoping to arrive Kavieng by Sat PM. All is well aboard.

Motoring in the rain 700 NM to go

Sailing in very squalls conditions

All OK

Sailing @100T 7knots All Ok

Motor sailing at 5'5 to 6 knots all well on board

Still moored off Sam's in Koro Palau

Anchored at Sam's for a couple of days

Sailing along at 3.6 Knots and should arrive Palau tomorrow morning

COG 085 at 3.5 Kn

All is well onboard

Motor sailing

Leaving Davao gulf

Leaving Oceanview

Visiting NZ for Christmas

At Oceanview Marina

Rollie anchorage

Anchored at Pujada Island

Anchored at Yaco Point

at anchor caraga bay, mindanao

underway palau to davao, midnight position

underway palau to davao, midnight position

underway palau to davao, midnight position

underway Palau to Davao, calm seas, no wind. midnight

Koror, Palau

underway sorol to palau

underway sorol to palau

Anchored at Sorol Atoll in Yap State, FSM, an uninhabited atoll

underway from woleai to sorol atoll

underway from woleai to sorol atoll

Anchored in Woleai Atoll in Chuuk State, FSM

Underway to Woleai Atoll in Chuuk State, FSM,

Anchored in Lamotrek Atoll in Yap State, FSM,

Underway to Lamotrek Atoll in Yap State, FSM,

Anchored in Palawan Atoll in Chuuk State, FSM,

underway from Mortlock to Palawan in Chuuk, FSM, wind has dropped away but backed a little, so now on broad reach, slow progress

underway from Mortlock to Palawan in Chuuk, FSM, have 15knots wing on wing downwind sailing, all well

Still in the Mortlock Islands, now at Mor Island, absolutely beautiful!

Still in the Mortlock Islands, now at Satawan/Namoi Island. Nice calm anchorage and friendly village ashore

Lukunor Atoll Mortlock Is FSM

Underay to Lukunor Atoll Mortlock Is FSM

Underway to Lukunor Atoll Mortlock Is FSM

Ant Atoll, eastern end

Ant Atoll, western end

Ant Atoll, eastern end

Pohnpei harbour

In Pt Lelu, Kosrae, FSM. Arrived early afternoon, have cleared in, and about to start exploring.

4th night out, looks like we will arrive tomorrow

Sailing 5-6 knots, following seas, all good

Confused seas, averaged 5-6 knots, all is well

Underway, downwind, wing on wing, all is well

have cleared out of Majuro, leaving for kosrae, have a nice sunny day, trade winds are here, so so far so good

back in Majuro

back in Majuro

midnight, underway to majuro, slow trip as engine out

Ailuk Island, Ailuk Atoll

Enejelar Island, Ailuk Atoll

eneneman island in ailuk atoll

aliet island, ailuk atoll

ailuk island in ailuk atoll, nice calm anchorage, beautiful island

underway to ailuk atoll, no wind and clear skies, motor sailing

goat island in wotje atoll

kinaja island, wotje atoll

wotje island in wotje atoll

underway to wotje, midnight, trying to sail in light winds

tjan island, maloelap atoll

ollot island, maloelap atoll

pigeeyatto island, maloelap atoll

kemar or kumaru island, maloelap atoll

airik island, malaelap atoll

bigen island in aur atoll

aur island in aur atoll

tabal island in aur atoll

airik island in maloelap atoll

taroa island in maloelap atoll

underway to maloelap atoll, is midnight and are motor sailing in glassy seas

enemanet in majuro lagoon

wallaby downs, only good for calm seas and wind!

majuro, north mooring field

underway to majuro, sailing in 10-15 knots, great sail

underway to majuro, sailing in 15 knots, great sail

likiep island, likiep atoll

enej island, likiep atoll

anchored off likiep island in likiep atoll, beautiful calm anchorage off village

underway from rongerik to likiep, still no wind, slow going

underway from rongerik to likiep, no wind, slow going

low sand island in rongerik lagoon, not much protection, okay for day anchorage

eniwetak island in rongerik atoll, great beach-combing

rongerik island in rongerik atoll, we are the only people in the whole atoll

labavedj island in rongelap atoll

eniaetok island in rongelap atoll

rongelap island in rongelap atoll, only boat here, nice and calm anchorage

underway to rongelap atoll, is midnight and starting to loose protection of ailinginae

enyu island, bikini atoll, waiting for weather window to head to rongelap

bikini island, bikini atoll

enyu island, bikini atoll

lomlik or romurikku island? big bunker ashore from atomic testing days in bikini atoll

anchored off bikini island in bikini atoll, ready for diving

enyu island, bikini atoll, beautiful anchorage, nice to be in calm seas

underway to bikini atoll, huge storm, big seas, winds 30-40 knots, not nice

underway to bikini atoll, light winds

medyeron is, wotho atoll, day anchorage to look at island

wotho atoll, beautiful lagoon with water blue and green contrasts amazing, it is how you imagine a atoll lagoon to be like

underway to wotho atoll, beam reach, great sail

roi-namur, kwajalein atoll,

edgigen island (sixth island), kwajalein atoll

bigej island

we are anchored at ebeye island, kwajalein atoll - in the marshall islands.

squally with rain

comfortable conditions

near ailinglaplap, changed course ebeye

mid-night squalls rain

midday

bobbing along

underway to namu

majuro

on mooring at enemanet island, majuro lagoon

coming into the lagoon through majuro channel

underway mili to majuro

jobenor island

enedoul is

near wau island, old clam farm

enejena island

jobenor island, mili atol

tokowa island, mili atoll

Rotuma Is Fiji 4mtr anchorage