The cabin of a small yacht is truly a wonderful thing; not only will it shelter you from a tempest, but from the other troubles in life, it is a safe retreat.
I am here Lat-13.810588 Lon-171.625940 Alt+064ft GPS Sats seen 10 http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=-13.810588&lon=-171.625940 Sent via Iridium GO!
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[password] caesar
[position] 25 26s 179 44.1w
[password]waiknot
[position]21 32S 176 01W
[status]
All well on board. After light and shifty winds all night we finally got a stable breeze about 8am and started sailing. A beautiful sailing day in calm water. Have made good progress today, in fact now we have reduced sail and slowed right down to avoid arriving in Tonga while it is still dark. We plan to enter the pass into Tongatapu just on daylight. Tonga time is 1 hour ahead of NZ time!
[weather]SE17 knots, baro 1014, 20% cloud, swell 1/2m E
[speed]2 knts sailing
[heading]039M
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[password] forester11
[position] 23 56.520S 179 06.841W
[status] ANCHORED IN SOUTH MINERVA REEF!
We arrived at 2pm and as we approached the reef it was amazing to see about 10 yachts seemingly anchored in the middle of the ocean! It is easy to see why there are so many ship wrecks here! A swim and a snorkel are now on the agenda.
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[password] radioactivâ¨[position] 23 56.564S 179 07.226Wâ¨[weather] Sou east wind 10 knots approx, no swell as we are anchored in South Minerva, 50% cloud cover, 1018 baroâ¨[speed] Anchoredâ¨[heading] â¨[status] As we motored at sunset into South Minerva yesterday, a familiar accent came over the VHF. It was hard to distinguish what was being said, but we had that issue the first time we met Will from Kittiwake.
I am here Lat-13.868190 Lon-171.549355 Alt+044ft GPS Sats seen 09 http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=-13.868190&lon=-171.549355 Sent via Iridium GO!
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[password] NZ2009
[position]23 56.543s 179 06.893w
[status] Safely anchored at Sth Minerva. Enjoying the quiet after all that motoring. Still have plenty of diesel though so thinking of auctioning it off to the highest bidder. Will stay here until favourable winds to Savusavu. Currently 17 boats anchored at Sth Minerva
[speed] 0
[heading]
[weather] 7knts SE, 30% cloud cover, 1020 bar
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[password] ivmike
[position] 25 29.829S 178 21,669E
[weather] 0 knt , swell SW 0mtr, 90% clouds, 32 baro
[speed] 5.4
[heading] 024M
[status] Under power. No wind. Position is Noon 1 JUN 2017. On course to Minerva.
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[password] Naylene1
[position]19 57.726S 174 29.590W
[weather] calm, sunny
[status] at anchor in the Ha apai Group ..bonfire on the beach tonight ..
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I am here Lat-13.924297 Lon-171.480733 Alt+061ft GPS Sats seen 09 http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=-13.924297&lon=-171.480733 Sent via Iridium GO!
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