[password] wdb5801
[position)33 15.782S 164 10.991E
[speed)6 knots
[heading] 089 T
[weather)99 cloud cover, 16 WNW, bar. 1012, 1 1/2 WNW
[status]
Pass the half way mark WHOO HOOO,chalk up another 155 miles! Waiting for a front to pass over then all will be great.
Aretha (our autopilot) is in a mood,she often decides enough is enough and stops for a rest ERRR... Well gives us something to work on. Cuz we sure dont want to hand steer the rest of the way. In the mean time Ill keep sweet talking her just a few more days. NOT fishing so no report there.

[password] VA7SDR
[position] 21 03.000s 175 14.155w
[status] Departed Tongatapu 1330, motorsailing 7.0knts, course 210 true. Only 3 sail and one power boat left at Big Mama's (3 of them arrived in last day or two).
[speed] 6.2
[heading] 210T
[weather] 8knts SE 1.0m swell from the S 40% cloud cover bar 1010, down 1.0[END]

[password] kahia2007

[position]24 28.28s 166 35.57e

[status] Had a pleasant night, with mostly light winds, motor sailing now, a hot and sunny day.

[speed] 5.5knots

[heading] 130T

[weather] 6knts NNE 0.5m swell from the SW 5% cloud cover[END]

[password] nightling
[position]27 23S 169 17E
[status] 516 miles to go ETA Friday 21st /Saturday , all well on board, no fish caught, but did break a 300lb line overnight! Nonetheless lots off food in the stores. SV Kailani zoomed past in a puff of smoke yesterday eve
[speed] 4.5
[heading] 154T
[weather] 10 knots NNW 30% cloud cover, less than 0.5m swell from the NW. [END]

[password] Bri44angel
[position] 21 31.92s 175 37.28e
[status] Smooth sailing at last! Wind and sea has moderated considerably. On a comfortable beam reach with suit of sails in 11-14 knots of ese wind and a 1.5-2 meter ssw swell on the starboard quarter. Forecast is to lose the wind by evening, as we enter the middle of a high pressure system; then we will set the "iron main." Still making decent progress; 815 nm to go. All is well on board.
[speed] 6.2 knots
[heading] 190 T

[password] 4bPtXE0G
[position]19 58.02s 177 11.61e
[status] All well on board good start to the trip 130 miles run in 1st 24 hrs
[speed] 5.5kts
[heading]180 M
[weather]60% cloud cover, wind ESE 15-18kts, swell 2m from S, Bar 1016
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[password] 1116
[position] 24 39S 167 48E
[speed] 7.5 knts
[heading] 160 True
[status] We left Ile des Pins at 10:30 am local time and had an enjoyable sail until 6:30 pm when the wind died and we had to use the "auxiliary" engine. There was a 1 knot adverse current yesterday but a 1.5 favorable current currently. The seas look like a lumpy mattress. We have 713 nm to go to Bay of Islands with an ETA of Friday morning, Nov. 21, NZ time (Thur night USA time). SSSSHHH don't tell anyone, but it's Rankin's birthday today!!!

[position] 22 14S 175 25E
[speed] 6.6kts
[heading] 190T
[status] winds died last night, and flipped on engines. All is well onboard. Using PredictWind for weather and so far spot on since we left Fiji.
[weather] 8kts E, cloudy skies, 1016.5 Baro, calm seas

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[password] Astarte422
[position]24 22 700s 167 25 600e
[status] .1900utc, motor sailing since midnight all is good
[speed] 5.4
[heading]150M
[weather] 8knts NNE 1 m swell from SE 10% cloud cover.

[password] godd
[position] 24 53.004s 167 27.869e
[status] Departed Isle des Pins 0630 local yesterday. Very pleasant night, no wind, burning diesel. Trip started quickly, SE-ESE 15kts but died out by 1600 local time. Still motoring.
[speed] 5.6kt
[heading] 150 mag
[weather] 5kt ENE, 5% cloud cover, red sky & mares tails to N at dawn, 1.0m SE long swell, bar. 1014 rising.
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