[password] zara1010

[position]25 11.26s 167 25.67e

[status] Drizzle stopped mid afternoon - along with the wind, so back to motoring in variable winds.
Waves lumpy now, so not such good speed.
Hard for the seabirds to fly in these conditions, we've come across a couple of quite large flocks sitting on the water,
stretching in a line far to either side of us across our path,
rapidly taking to the air as we approach - settling back behind us moments later.

[speed] 5.3kn

[heading] 150T

[password] zara1010

[position]24 36.665s 167 01.38e

[status] Grey and drizzly, but seas calm and wind filled in around 0300, enough to sail, so that's good.
Saw small pod pilot whales yesterday - Big black dorsal fins added some colour to the greyness.
154 nm in the 24hrs since we left.

[speed] 6.2

[heading] 150T

[weather] 13 knts NW 100% cloud cover.
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[password] zara1010

[position]22 38.802s 166 26.505e

[status] After much indecision we left today. Not a great weather forecast, light winds & fronts, but things not likely to improve for a while so, feeling like a rabbit crossing a motorway, we're underway with our fingers crossed.

[speed] 5.6kn - motor sailing

[heading] 170T

[weather] 4knts SW .5m swell from the S 100% cloud cover. 1008 Hpa

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[password] zara1010

[position]22 16.372s 166 25.98760e

[status]
Checked out today for dept very early on Monday.
No more fun=2C just checking the weather.
Need to bake more biscuits and cake=2C the last lot have gone and we're sti=
ll in here.
Think there's a mass departure=2C so the rhumb line may be busy.
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[password] godd

[status]

:position 36 50.649s 174 45.528e

Lighter Basin, Viaduct Marina, Auckland.

Guess this is the end until next year.

Gulf Harbour next week

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[password] godd

[status]

:position 36 25.751s 174 49.151e

Two House Bay, Kawau Island.

Anchored outside Mansion House, nice sail down from Whangeria Heads.

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[password]zmh286
[position] 35 21.92s 174 21.310E

[status]
Now at Whangaruru to await the fronts as the NE swell at Tutukaka would not be comfortable.

[weather]
light Nne and 25% cloud

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[password]4sailors
[status]
Position: 35 43.558s 174 19.779e
on piles for a while in the Town Basin, very pleasant.
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[password] godd

[status]

:position 35 50.846s 174 31.835e

Urquarts Bay, Whangeria Heads, all motor, no wind, no sail

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