Whisper

Wed Oct 11 17:23 2017 NZDT
GPS: 35 50S 174 28E
Run: 89.7nm (162.4km)
Avg: 2.7knts
24hr: 65nm

Arrived Marsden Cove, Whangarei at 9 am local time Wednesday. Sweet sail!


Tue Oct 10 8:18 2017 NZDT
Speed:
4.5
knts
GPS: 34 34s 174 07e
Run: 278.8nm (504.6km)
Avg: 5.9knts
24hr: 141.5nm
Weather: wind nw @ 15kn; swell 5 ft; cloud cover 50%, baro 1018

all's well, ETA Whangarei 08:00 Wednesday


Sun Oct 8 9:01 2017 NZDT
Speed:
5
knts
GPS: 31 45s 170 40e
Run: 127.5nm (230.8km)
Avg: 4.9knts
24hr: 117nm
Weather: wind nw @ 8kn, swell nw @ 5 ft, baro 1020

front moved through last night and early am; big gusts, minimal rain; clear and (too) calm this morning


Sat Oct 7 6:52 2017 NZDT
Speed:
4.1kn
knts
GPS: 30 12s 169 30e
Run: 139.7nm (252.9km)
Avg: 5.6knts
24hr: 134.7nm
Weather: wind n @ 12kn, swell n @ 2 ft, baro 1026, cloud cover 10%

wind backed to north overnight; expecting a front later today


Sat Oct 7 6:52 2017 NZDT
Speed:
4.1kn
knts
GPS: 30 12s 169 30e
Weather: wind n @ 12kn, swell n @ 2 ft, baro 1026, cloud cover 10%

wind backed to north overnight; expecting a front later today


Fri Oct 6 5:58 2017 NZDT
GPS: 28 31s 168 13e
Run: 197.9nm (358.2km)
Avg: 8.9knts
24hr: 213.9nm
Weather: wind se @ 12, swell se @ 2 ft, baro 1027

All is well


Thu Oct 5 7:46 2017 NZDT
Speed:
4.8
knts
GPS: 26 49.9s 165 36.2e
Run: 249.7nm (452km)
Avg: 10.6knts
24hr: 254.1nm
Weather: wind e@12, swell se @ 1, cloud cover 10%, baro1027

nice and easy sailing


Wed Oct 4 8:11 2017 NZDT
Speed:
5.0
knts
GPS: 25 19.4s 169 15.5e
Run: 150.9nm (273.1km)
Avg: 6.2knts
24hr: 148.3nm
Weather: wind e @ 120-12, swell se @ 2ft, cloud cover 90%, baro 1028

Wind dropped a bit overnight and it clouded up;


Tue Oct 3 7:46 2017 NZDT
GPS: 23 21.9s 170 19.0e
Run: 171.4nm (310.2km)
Avg: 6.5knts
24hr: 154.9nm
Weather: wind e @ 12kn, swell se @ 2m, baro 1027, clouds 20%

20+ kn late yesterday eased off to 12-15 this morning


Mon Oct 2 5:13 2017 NZDT
Speed:
5.5
knts
GPS: 21 06.56s 171 25.7e
Run: 48.3nm (87.4km)
Weather: wind sse @ 12 kn; swell sse @ 2 feet;

No wind saturday or sunday. finally moving again this morning


Sun Oct 1 7:39 2017 NZDT
Speed:
5.5
knts
GPS: 20 40.6s 172 01.0e
Run: 150.5nm (272.4km)
Avg: 5.9knts
24hr: 142nm

motoring past 20 hours little wind almost flat seas baro 1018


Sat Sep 30 6:13 2017 NZDT
Speed:
5.O
knts
GPS: 19 30.9s 173 58.7e
Run: 109.9nm (198.9km)
Avg: 6.3knts
24hr: 150.3nm
Weather: wind s @10-12, swell s @

All good. But out of Oreos, already.


Fri Sep 29 12:40 2017 NZDT
GPS: 18 28.3s 175 14.9e
Run: 150.8nm (272.9km)
Avg: 2.9knts
24hr: 69nm
Weather: wind sse 12 kn, swell s 1 meter, baro 1015 steady, cloud cover 5%

Left Vuda at noon yesterday. Single-handing to Whangarei.


Wed Sep 27 8:11 2017 NZDT
GPS: 17 40.86s 177 23.28e

In Vuda Marina, waiting for a weather window to NZ.


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