[password] seabird14

[position]22 17 S 166 26 E

[status] Anchored Oliphant waiting on a berth in Port Moselle

[heading]

[weather]SE 10, cc 100%, 24 degrees 1014mb[END]

[password] Allegre$$e
[position] 26 30.6 S, 167 41.4 E
[speed] 6knts
[heading]150
[status]Still making reasoanble progress south towards Norfolk Island, with very light winds overnight, picking up this morning. Currently putting some easting in anticipation of the forecast south easterly winds.

[weather] NNE12-14, 90% cloud cover, 1016mb. Long swell of approximately 1.0 - 1.5 meters from the east.
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[password] windy
[position] 35 18.785s 174 07.34e
[speed] 0.0
[heading]
[weather]
[status]Arrived safely in Opua yesterday afternoon, awaiting customs on Q dock. Many thanks for all the weather forcasts!
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>>> [password] moxiemoxie
>>> [position] 30 30.0s 176.48e
>>> [status] motoring in dead calm and fishless sea, not liking new forecast of southerlies
>>> [speed] 6.5
>>> [heading] 198t
>>> [weather] 6-8 NNE .5m swell 60% cloud cover.
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[password] Nakuru5
[position] 22 49.39s 176 10.9e
[status] Spectacular day yesterday (made all the more pleasant after the few days of rock n roll.) Sunny and hot during day Had screetcher up nearly all day in light winds and flat seas and getting 8 -9k. Started motor at 3pm & been motoring ever since although got some motor sailing in in the wee hours. Past the half way point so its all downhill now - i hope :) Keeping on top of electrical problem - the solar panels kept us charged all day & now motor doings its thing. Was greeted this morning with a red sky??.

[password] yppah4187
[position] 33 55.000s 174 47.000e
[status] 0500 NZ time. Tuesday 4 Nov. Wind shift came through at 7pm last night. Went from 16 knots NW to less than 10 from SSW. Has remained out of SSW since.
[speed] 3.3
[heading] 204T
[weather] 9 knots SSW, seas confused around 1 metre, 80% cloud cover

other comments:

distance to entrance to Bay of Islands: 81 miles (Opua NZ)
ETA: Wednesday 5 November

[password]Dolphin
[position] 26 59.2s 175 27.8e
[speed] 6 knts motorsailing
[heading] 180 T
[weather] wind 9 knts NNE 20% Cloud less than 1 m swell P 1015.5 bar
[status] Motoring as wind has dropped and backed Sea much calmer. Expect to motor all dfay until reaching the front.
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[password] Tewaka1975j
[position] 35 18S 174 07E
[speed] 0
[heading] 000
[weather]0 knots. 5% cloud cover. Starry night. Today about 11 am we were a few miles north of north Cape we were sailing straight south with 25 knots behind and doing good speed then all a sudden we got an instant wind change 20 knots out of the SW with no prior warning. It was a welcome to NZ wind-change moment. Certainly a reminder that sailing isn’t 15 knots of warm breezes over the aft quarter anymore. Shorts Tee shirts and bare feet are a thing of the past.

[password] prowler420
[status]
position; 29 19.5390s 175 35.7084e date: 04/11/2014
What a run Blue sky Flat mirror calm sea. No wind. Fired up the after burners and running at 13kts.
Record run of 302Nms for 24 hours. Boys are ready to water ski behind SOH!![END]