[password] Nakuru5
[position] 30 57.8S 175 38.7e
[status] Good night on steel spinnaker. Wind started getting up this morning. Looking forward to predicted SW to send us home. Woolies on :)
[speed] 6k
[heading] 220T
[weather] wind 20k S 40% cloud cover mainly NE of us Blue sky in front Small SW swell 1.5m Sea bumpy but settling. Rain started at 19h00 at 29 52s 175 44e for 5 minutes - 10k of wind Band very short[END]

>>>> [password] moxiemoxie
>>>> [position] 32 10.0s 175.28e
>>>> [status] motor sailing into wind, beating west and wondering what the next dramatic change in weather will bring
>>>> [speed] 5.0
>>>> [heading] 247t
>>>> [weather] 4SSE 1.5m swell 10% cloud cover.
>>>
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[password] Allegre$$e
[position] 27 43.6 S, 168 58.9 E
[speed] 6.5knts
[heading]200
[status]Slow progress during a rather robust evening - 25-28kts from the SE at times)! We have decided to skip Norfolk Island and are making our way home.

[weather] This morning SE22-25, 100% cloud cover, 1017mb. Swell from both the SE and SW of about 3m+.
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[password] Ewqbi9hT
[position]23 04s 164 23e
[speed] 7.8
[heading] 237M
[weather] wind SE 15 G20, 80% thick low level clouds, sea 1.5-2M SSE
[status] On passage to Coffs. Good sail over night though was stuck in 1.5kn
foul current until 5AM. Now getting .5kn push. Planning to stay north of 27s
until the next front/trough passes on 7-8th then dive south.[END]

[password]Dolphin
[position] 29 10.9s 175 04.0e
[speed] 6 knts motorsailing
[heading] 187 T
[weather] Wind 8 knts W 50% Cloud less than 1 m swell P 1014 bar
[status] Have been motoring through the expected position of the front since late last night. Some light wind now but mostly calm with flat seas, some drizzle for a while. Lighting in very far distance.
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[password] yppah4187
[position] 35 19.000s 174 07.000e nestled against the dock at Opua, awaiting clearance into New Zealand
[status] 0430 NZ time. Wednesday 5 Nov. Had a lovely sail yesterday into NZ. Fog descended just as we entered the river into Opua
[speed] 0.0
[weather] 7 knots W, flat seas, 90% cloud cover

other comments:
distance to Q dock at Opua: 0
6 other boats awaiting clearance
fresh food count: still have 5 ½ bananas unripe bananas
off to bed,
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