[password]jazzdog1
[position]18 50.81S 178 40.23W
[weather] E 10 15% CC Bar 1013.2
[speed]0
[heading]0
[status]Anchored at Namuka-I-Lau.Went Into the village and did the glasses with the village nurse. Did 49 pairs here they generally needed higher strength glasses here wonder if it is because the population here is mainly of Tongan decent whereas in Fulunga only 26 miles away they are mainly Fijian.
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[password] STUART32
[position] 17 28.000s 151 59.000w

[password] adv1704E
[position] 16 8.587s 168 06.977e
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[heading]
[status] Anchored in Ranon. Great to see the red glow of both volcano craters at night. Watched the world cup football ashore this morning and then walked up towards ash field. Brought a carving in Ranvetlam village.

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[password] adv1704E
[position] 15 39.931s 168 07.073e
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[heading]
[status] Anchored in Bwathnapne on Pentacost island. We arrived early and had a great day walking 10 km. All the people we meet were so incredible friendly and nice. We anchored in front of the river in 8 meters good holding.

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[password] TwinkY6433
[position] 18 41.792S 173 59.907W
[weather] E 6-12knots, 1018 baro
[speed] Anchored in Aisea?s Beach, Vava?u, Tonga.
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[password] 13WWAAqq
[Position] 22 3251S 166 3170E
[Status] Wildlife

New Caledonia has mostly SE trade winds around 15-35kn in lagoon - 250 days per year. Short waves that develop in lagoon do not help when sailing against wind.

To weather last batch of trades we sailed northwest with the wind and explore coral islands.

We have seen large number of sea turtles, few dugongs, inquisitive sharks,manly black tip, lots of large fish, sea snakes, sea eagles and some other strange birds that seem unique to NC.

[password] silvermom
[position] 16 14.899S 179 31.789E
[status] Anchored back at Vatudamu Point; had a nice dinghy trip up the Wainikoro River this afternoon. The next couple of days are likely to be rainy so we'll stay put. When that system passes, we plan to head east.
[heading] 80M
[speed] 0k
[weather] Wind E 15k. Sea E 0.6m. Baro 1016 and steady. Cloud 70%, occasional sprinkles.
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[password]Renfred
[position]27 18.280s 159 41.962w
[status] Motored 7hrs, low swell, no wind. 30 pumps to clear the bilge. Found leak in exhaust mixer outlet, needs new clamp - fit tomorrow. Extraordinary low swell, like a lake. Restful day. All good on board .
Jeff : awesome sunset, velvet mauve mercury like sea.
Renfred: The best day so far. Stunning sunset photos.Only 5 more days to Tahiti. It will be interesting to compare with when we were there Helen.
[speed] 4.0- 5.0kn
[heading]070T
[weather]0 - 5kn NW 50% cloud cover
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