[password] nightling
[position]34 31S 173 59E
[status] 40 miles to bay of islands!!! ETA 17:00 today!! There will be a great feasting of surplus supplies on the Quarantine dock tonight before we are re-released into NZ society tommorow! Thank you so much to Patricia and David for all your help with weather, keeping the family updated and generally being a familiar friendly voice whilst we were out here. Have a great summer and hopefully speak again next season if not before:)
[speed] 6.3 motor sailing
[heading] 163T

[password] freund50
[position] 25 57 S 178 34 W
[status] 1834 UTC, course 226, 6.6 kts. 18 kts wind from SE, uncomfortable swell, 100% cloud cover; all well on board
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[password] 1116
[position] 34 38S 174 37E
[speed] 5.5 knots
[heading] 190 True
[status] Someone in Opua left a fan on and we have been fighting a 15-20 knot headwind all night. Looking forward to a hot shower (for the other crew member). We have 40 nm to go to the Bay of Islands (if we could sail straight there) with an ETA of Friday afternoon, Nov. 21, NZ time (Thur night USA time).
[weather] Wind 14 knots WSW, Seas 1 meter chop, Cloud cover 20%, Barometer 1023 steady
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[password] VA7SDR
[position]23 39.643s 178 54.493w
[status] Still Anchored, Minerva Reef. Possible departure Saturday for Opua. Only 4 boats left here.
[speed]
[heading]
[weather]730 am local 20% cloud cover, temp 25, rh 80%, wind 16 kts e, bar. 1018 up 2

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[password] 4bPtXE0G
[position]28 41s 175 04e
[status]All Well, Still Sailing just.
[speed]4kts
[heading]180M
[weather]50% cloud, wind 8-12kt ESE, swell 2m S, Bar 1025
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[password] Bri44angel
[gulfharbor]
synopsis: on
roll call: on
updates: on
[position] 30 47.10s 174 21.36e
[status] Sailed thru the night with sse then se winds. Winds died off around 4 a.m.; motoring again. At sun up were visited by an albatross; beautiful! All is well on board.
[speed] 5.4 knots (motoring)
[heading] 182 T
[weather] 100% cloud cover. Winds sse-se 6-7 knots. Swell s 2m. Bar 1023.70 rising.
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[password] 23hoogies
[position]28.03.99s 178 47.21e
[status] sailing. all well onboard
[speed] 6.5
[heading] 230T
[weather] 15knts SE 1.5m swell from the SW 20% cloud cover. Bar 1017.

Stuart
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[password] godd
[position]35 47.938s 174 36.584e
[status] approaching Bream Head. Clearing at Marsden Cove. Did I mention the cold
[speed] 7.0kts
[heading]160m
[weather] 30% cloud cover, a lot of haze.WSW 6. Bar. 1020. Sea flat.
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