Chapter Two - May 17, 2014

By Chapter_Two on

[password] mikeandkaren
[position]24 40s 155 36e as at 08.00 NZ time 17 May
[speed] 6knts
[heading] 290M
[weather] 20/25knts SE, 3m swell from SE, 1022 baro
[status]
Strong winds upto 30 knots a lot of the time since Wednesday. Frequent squalls and horrible sea! Should arrive Sandy Cape tomorrow AM.
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Rayfiki - May 17, 2014

By Rayfiki on

Rayfiki
[password] Doreen
[position] 23 39.4s 178 54.1w
[status] Still in North Minerva. Had a great day yesterday snorkelling first, then walking on the reef at low tide, catching up with Ross (Vixen7) and the commaradarie of a great crew over a sundowner
[speed]
[heading]
[weather] wind 25k T 155T 100% cloud cover. Rain starting[END]

The Oasis of North Minerva

By Rayfiki on

position 23 39.4s 178 54.1w We were greeted this morning with a dull and overcast day with rising winds. This was overshadowed by the forecast of increasing rain and wind. Sure enough by tonight we have hit 50k and have probably 1/2 m swells which Rayfiki is riding nicely. Everyone read and I tried to get the AIS going again. Miracles on miracles it has started working and the Raymarine chart plotter once again appears on our iPads or iPhones?.very very useful for the crew as they lie in bed listening to the wind in the rigging and watch our track as we swing back on forth in an arc on the end of our tether. And the yachts continued to pile in. So now there are a total of 25 yachts facing into the wind and waves. Rather be here than 1/2 a mile east in 3, 4 or possibly 5 m swells.

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