Udderlife

UdderLife is heading home for summer!! Ya hoo.... Nearing the Cape - boys unpacking wet weather gear from underneath empty sunscreen bottles!!!

Posted: Mon, 9 Jul 2018 - 09:12

121 nm to Savusavu, last night we sailed between Totoya and Matuku were we visited last year, we are currently 6nm away from Moala. Last night we lost the auto pilot for 3 hours until we turned the

Posted: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 11:30

Left North Minerva Reef at 2.30pm yesterday afternoon, saw a whale just inside the reef it was also there when we came in yesterday, soon after clearing the entrance we had a triple strike, lost the

Posted: Sat, 7 Jul 2018 - 08:33

Chef Wally is cooking up a storm in the galley, bacon, eggs, hash browns and bake beans for breakfast. Yesterday we moved from South Minerva to North Minerva Reef. We are calculating about 60 to

Posted: Wed, 4 Jul 2018 - 07:19

Hi C Legs Safety tucked up in Minerva 15 kts steady had a swim 🏊‍♂️ as soon as we anchored up then bacon 🥓 and eggs 🥚 for breakfast. Later in the day went ashore for a walk at low tide and I took

Posted: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 - 09:54

The mermaids welcomed us into to South Minerva Reef this morning and are coming back for sundowners at 5.00pm. Anton is in the galley cooking bacon and eggs. On arrival there was the compulsory swim

Posted: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 - 09:36

We are searching for fish and mermaids!! We have 2 lines out this morning, hope to land the big one and are expecting the mermaids to be waiting when we arrive in South Minerva Reef tomorrow morning

Posted: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 - 23:31

250 NM to Sth Minerva....... Great day like a nice summer day at home Water temp 20c got the lure out. BIG question. Brent can’t find the 🎂Very quite here been motor sailing all day had the rod

Posted: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 - 08:33

We have the birthday decorations up this morning, thanks to Wally and Brent, today is Anton?s birthday, school boy to sailor all in a year! We haven?t had a line in the water yet, waiting for the

Posted: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 - 08:39

Great Sailing with the code zero, all well on board, 499nm to South Minerva Reef, it?s starting to warm up already!!

Posted: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 - 18:18

Boys having good boy time...... Code Zero up and a nice sail, with “a Great Day at Sea”.... doing quite well as averaging 8 knots!

Posted: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 - 07:27

Making good progress, wasn?t as cold on board last night as expected, 694nm to South Minerva Reef

Posted: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 - 23:57

DISTANCE TO MINERVA. 793 nm. Slung the hook 13.15 hr this arvo. No wind , flat sea just passing Little Barrier now to port. Crew getting settled in for the night. Great moon very pretty. Big thanks

Posted: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 - 16:17

UDDERLIFE IS OFF!! The boys aboard, Wally, Glen (Malakite), Brent (Mooch) & Anton (Pier 21) have finally cast off - next stop Minerva Reef then Savusavu, Fiji Island in the sun. Celia leaving it

Posted: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 - 12:42

all crew aboard about to push off

Posted: Sun, 27 May 2018 - 09:53

Sadly still at Westhaven but preparing for the off mid June!! Ye har bring it on ......x

Posted: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 - 13:07

We are back!!! 😩

Posted: Sun, 29 Oct 2017 - 12:21

Just passed Sail Rock, beautiful sail heading to Kawau. What a welcome home with these fabulous conditions!

Posted: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 - 09:53

Absolutely gorgeous morning, have to pinch myself - we are back in our own playground and it's beautiful! We are now on our way out heading for Tutakaka for the night then on to Kawau.

Posted: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 - 12:18

So we are back in Opua, arrived on to the quarantine berth at 23h20 on 25th October. Fantastic trip and beautiful final sail down from N Cape. So after a few celebrations with rums we final got to

Posted: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 - 13:00

We have had a good trip so far, Sea a bit rougher now we are nearing NZ. We had a big rain squall that hit us yesterday & we went from nice 20k sailing & in control to 40k with too much sail & out

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