anchored, snorkelling on the coral gardens just outside lagoon. Amazing. Head in for kings birthday tomorrow.

anchored, after 2 days of kiting off Mounu island we have moved to the most eastern edge of Vav'au. Wild and remote here at Kenutui island, kiting will be on once I have recovered.

Anchored in Port Maurelle in Vavau. Congratulations to ETNZ!! Fantastic to watch them race!! Party and fire on the beach tonight.

passage north, departed at 1 am. Two reefs and staysail, 20-30 knots and rough seas. Vavau a welcome sight this morning!

passage north, departed at 1 am. Two reefs and staysail, 20-30 knots and rough seas. Vavau a welcome sight this morning!

anchored mushroom bay, Haano Is. limestone cliffs and islands make it beautiful !!! Heading 60 miles north to Vavau tomorrow to prepare for AC cup, can't wait!

anchored off the north end of Faleloa island. Great sail up from Uoleva. Another kite surf resort so kiting is on menu for tomorrow. Snorkelling looking great as well.

Had a great sail to Haafeva island. Really good snorkelling here and with the amazing vulcano island Kao as a backdrop this anchorage is pretty special.

another amazing anchorage. Beautiful yoga resort ashore and we are enjoying a studio on the beach. First whales sighted for this season.

was an amazing passage to Ha apai! Great to be here and unwind. Will have the place to ourselves as the ICA fleet depart Sunday. Lots to explore and great kiting and surfing to be had.

more perfect sailing today with sunshine. Reefed down tonight to slow for landfall tomorrow at 6 am. Looking forward to a run on the beach!

perfect sailing conditions on way 163 miles in first 24 hours. Stewart our self steering servo doing all the work.

perfect sailing conditions on way to Hapai. This is sailing in its best sense! Two more nights but the moon is almost full :-)

perfect sailing conditions on way to Hapai. This is sailing in its best sense! Two more nights but the moon is almost full :-)

At anchor in north Minerva reef. Moved over to east side of lagoon. Crayfish and wahoo for dinner. Go tnz for tomorrow! Passage to Tonga for us......

At anchor in north Minerva reef. Lots of boats in here which is a nice feeling in such lonely place in the ocean. Getting reports about americas cup. Great stuff...go team nz! Overcast today but warm.

great snorkelling yesterday then a meal on board halo. A few chores today and might move to north Minerva tomorrow.

still motor sailing in light SE winds. Looks like 12 noon at the entrance to south Minerva. Can't wait!

motor sailing in light SE winds. Have slowed down to make sure we don't get there too early, four other yachts have converged out of the big blue