[password] windy
[position] 34 13s 174 39e
[speed] 7.0
[heading] 204T
[weather]90% cloud cover, 25nnw, bar. 1016, 1.5m swell.
[status]Well reefed, comfortable sailing - good to have the engine off! ETA Opua today afternoon. All well.
[END]

[password]Dolphin
[position] 24 31.7s 175 44.9e
[speed] 6. knts
[heading] 190 T
[weather] 12 knts ENE 40% Cloud less than 1 m swell P 1016 bar
[status] Have slowed down as wind has dropped. Sea much calmer.
[END]

[password] NZ1907
[gulfhabour]
synopsis: on
rollcall: on
updates: on
[position] 26 57.788s 178 49.781e
[status] Passage Minerva to NZ
[speed] 4.4
[heading] 201T
[weather] 8-12 knots from the ENE. 20 percent cloud cover. All's well onboard.
[END]

[password] soesch
[gulfharbour]
[position] 35 50.2S 174 28.1E
[status] Tied up at the Q dock in Marsden Cove.[END]

[password] yppah4187
[position] 31 21.000s 176 12.000e
[status] 1700 NZ time. Sunday 2 Nov. continuing to motor sail in light winds on for rhumb line to Opua, NZ
[speed] 5.4
[heading] 206T
[weather] 5 knots N, long period swell less than 1m from the south-west, 10% cloud cover

other comments:
distance to entrance to Bay of Islands: 250 miles (near Opua NZ)
ETA: Tuesday 4 November
temperature inside the cabin is a warm 30C
Banana count: 8, all unripe
[END]

[password] jack1010
[position] 24 07.7 S 175 05.9 E
[status] Enjoying the sunshine, cooler nights and better seas
[speed] 7.5k
[heading] 181T
[weather] wind 20k E sunshine
[END]

[password] kavakava
[position]26 10.216s 179 09.048w
[speed] 5.5
[heading] 202
[weather]sunny with 20% cloud,12e,1019baro,slight seas
[status]5pm; sailing along eating lobster pasta.
[END]

[password] nightling
[position]22 28S 166 27E
[status] enjoying a pirate party for belated 60th birthday of the ex-admiral of OYARAGH who is visiting with the ex-captain. Plan:back to noumea tomorrow to await weather window to NZ after marooning the ex-captain
[speed] 0
[heading] 100T
[weather] 15knots E 50% cloud cover.... 100% island tourist cover -it's Sunday![END]