[p]wallace
[pos]34 26s 174 00e
[sp]5.7
[h]158m
[w] Grey skies with rain to the east, 12 knots wind N, baro 1004 dropping fast, moderate sea.
[s] Ran out of fuel, to all intents and purposes, at 15.30 yesterday. A few litres left in the tank for final manoeuvres into Opua. So, hoisted the Parasailor spinnaker and ghosted along for a while then the wind came up in the evening and we had great sailing. At 01.30 we switched to white sail (goosewinged) as we were up to 18 knots – peaked at 22 knots but seems to be dropping now. Concerned we’ll run slap bang into the middle of the low just as we approach the Bay of Islands and end up unable to get in!! [END]