[password] testing2468
[position]35 19.010S 174 07.191E
[weather] wind 19 gusting 30, ENE, partly cloudy, 1030 baro, temp daytime 68F, nighttime 55 F
[status] We arrived to the Bay of Islands Marina "Q" (quarantine) dock this morning, 1 Nov 2017, at 02:30. Opua's entrance and channel are well marked with lighted buoys to mark the oath so entry can be made at night. Still, I bundled up in every layer I could put on against the chill of New Zealand springtime breezes my unacclimated body, and stayed at the bow on watch until we reached the dock. Brrr!

{position] 18 40.598S 168 35.886E
[status] on our way back to NZ ...easy start with 15 knot ESE winds , flat seas ..
[weather] clear skies
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[password] yppah4187
[position] 33 59.4360S 122 06.5140E
[weather] 10 knots ENE, bar 1020, 90% cloud
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[heading]
[status] 48 hour sail from Albany to O'Briens Beach at Cape Le Grand, which is approximately 12 nautical miles east of Esperance. A good passage with wind on the starboard beam most of the way. We seemed to have helpful current with us for the last 24 hours. Maximum depth 3,000 metres. Saw many albatross and shearwaters. On approach to the anchorage we saw surf exploding over rocky islets and reefs of the Archipelago of the Recherche.

Lat-33deg1'24" Lon+27deg53'53" Alt+012ft GPS Sats seen: 08 2017-11-01 05:29UTC http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=-33.023440&lon=27.898063 Sent via Iridium GO!

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[s] Position report sent via Iridium GO [END]

[password] 4452pdlYIT1
[position] 23 22.253S 161 46.079E
[speed] 6knts
[heading] 263T
[status]Alternately between motoring at 6kts and sailing at 3 to 5 kts. The light winds are getting old.
[weather] 5knts E, slight seas, 30% clouds, 1013 baro

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[password] adv170E
[position] 21 19.717s 170 05.339e
[speed] 8 kn
[heading] 240 t
[status] we haven't had even a splash of water on deck! Woke up wondering if we were anchored :-) 10-15 knots SE winds push us steadily along. We started thinking about the tide gate at Goro..... need t be there by 8 pm tomorrow, have to average 6 knots...... come on :-)

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[password] silvermom
[position] 30 03.8S 170 29.1E
[status] We made great progress overnight but it looked like we were going to get within a couple degrees of NZ at the same time that area was getting the worst of the front, so we decided to heave to. Second Wind is glad to no longer be a submarine, and her crew is catching up on needed rest.
[heading] 330T
[speed] 3k
[weather] Wind ENE 23. Seas mixed ENE 4m. Baro 1016, an increase of 3mb in the last 12 hours. Cloud 100%.
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