[password] brucelaura
[position]08.49s 176.14e
[status] Went through light air Sat. afternoon and put up our light air asymetrical for a nice reach. At sunset, wind picked up to 12-15 so doused the chute and went with a reefed main and working jib. Averaging 7.5 knots. Beginning to lighten up now and expect we may have many days ahead of very light air.
[speed] 5.0
[heading] 340M
[weather] Mostly clear skies with small clouds. Lots of stars! 10 knts wind from the east. Flat seas.

[password] NZ1907
[gulfhabour]
synopsis: on
rollcall: on
updates: on
[position] 25 08.278s 179 49.479w
[status] Passage Minerva to NZ
[speed] 5.8
[heading] 221T
[weather] 12-15 knots from the ENE. 20 percent cloud cover
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[password] pretorien
[position]19 16.87s 178 48.94e
[status] Another day of wing-on-wing to Fiji. Error on last position reports in which I used "East" instead of "West" for longitude. We just crossed the dateline today.
[speed] 6.8
[heading] 270T
[weather]18knts ESE, 2m swell. 100% cloud cover and starting to look like possible squalls.[END]

[password] jack1010
[position] 21.41.7s 175 35.6e
[status] starting to get our sea legs. Like the fast speed but it would be nince if the road was smoother
[speed] 7.5k
[heading] 195T
[weather] wind 22k E 100% cloud cover Sea bouncy
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send@yit.co.nz
subj: Full Circle
[password] Hallberg49
[position]29.47s 174.25e
[status] No change! Nice weather but no wind. Running the engine now. Hope to catch up with the wind more to the south. Happy with the extended weather window. ETA Monday 3th. 200 miles to go.
[speed] 5.0
[heading] 190T
[weather] 7knts NE 3m swell from the SW 30% cloud cover.
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Password] Shikasta12
[position] 33 09 S 174 17 E
[speed]5,5
[heading] 180
[status] motor sailing
[weather] 6-8knots SSW, mild seas, sunny
looking forward to landfall in Opua tomorrow!
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[password] godd
[position]22 17.185s 166 26.112e
[status] on Yvonne T's mooring, thanks Ian, Baie De L'Orphelinat, Noumea.
[speed]
[heading]
[weather] SE 15-20kt, cloud cover 5%, bar. 1017

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[password] refola2004
[position]35 18.965s 174 07.285e
[speed] 0
[heading] [weather]cover cloud 80 %, wind 12 s, bar. 1016
[status] situation at 03.00 UTC (fry 31 oct); safely arrived to Opua; we got the clearance, and a quiet berth in Opua Marina ... a little tired, but very happy to be in New Zealand, for the first time!![END]

[password] yppah4187
[position] 29 32.000s 177 14.000e
[status] 1700 NZ time. Sat 1 Nov. Motor sailing aiming for rhumb line to Opua, NZ
[speed] 5.8
[heading] 210T
[weather] 10 knots SE, long period swell from the south 2m, 40% cloud cover

other comments:
Just over half way from North Minerva Reef to Opua, NZ
Fresh food left: wedge of pumpkin, 2 onions, 6 eggs and 11 unripe bananas
lots of tinned food
distance to next corner store: 375 nautical miles (Opua NZ)
ETA: Tuesday 4 November
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