In Newcastle waiting for customs. Beautiful night with stars and moon entering Australian waters. We could smell land way out at sea. We got the mainsail off and hamish will get the boom off as soon as possible. Very glad the boom held it together so we could keep sailing with the mainsail up.

150 mile run in last 24 hours . Have mostly been motoring except for a fe hours round sunset. Auto pilot fault so allot of hand steering, whew! 160 miles to Newcastle where we have found someone to repair our cracked boom.

152 mile run in last 24 hours . Wind died around 3 am, and we have been motoring since. A few flying fish and birds are our only company out here.

another 170 mile run in last 24 hours means we have completed 540 miles. Lots of wind fluctuations, gennaker up and down and now poles out in 15-20 knots.

coming to the end of another 24 hr run, will be about 170 miles. Perfect conditions with 15 knots just aft of beam and slight seas. Rain stopped but showers about.

Can see a bit of moon and stars ! Very nice sailing! Eating last of our French cheeses

cloud drizzle and some lightening around . We making good progress, we done 269.5 miles 34 hours

We have a new 24 hour record of 198 miles !! Big smile on Hamish!

We are ripping along! Surfed one wave at 14 knots of speed!

Bye Noumea. 20 knots of E wind. Nice to be out in the open water again

Anchored at ilot amedee phare. This is the tallest lighthouse structure in he Southern Hemisphere! Built 1862 in Paris it was shipped out here and erection completed in 1865. Has 247 steps to viewing platform and is 56 meters high. Beautiful design of function and form!

Anchored at Miatri island. Paddle board this morning and saw turtles everywhere! Waiting for kite wind!

we haven't had even a splash of water on deck! Woke up wondering if we were anchored :-) 10-15 knots SE winds push us steadily along. We started thinking about the tide gate at Goro..... need t be there by 8 pm tomorrow, have to average 6 knots...... come on :-)

very chilled passage so far. 290 miles to go, have mostly sailed, but motor is assisting now. The end of month batgammon game, points are neck and neck!

Great to be at sea again! Caught a Spanish mackerel earlier and got it all vacuum bagged and into freezer. Red sky tonight :-)

wanted to leave today but it is better if they wait until tomorrow

Great to hang out at musket again. Good social, great kiting and surfing. Hard to beat this place!

Surfing today and having a blast!! Stunning day.

Surfing today and having a blast!! Stunning day.

At beautiful Navadra islands. Perfect sunset over sandspit. We feeling very lucky!

Anchored by Mantaray passage. Unfortunately no luck for us to see them.

Blue lagoon. Boats tourists hotels makes this place busy. A fire struck and we had to shift to avoid smoke and debris! Had some drinks ashore and meet other boaties and we also picked up our new guests Amanda and Peter!

This is one of our all time favourite anchorages. White sand beaches and wilderness. Even the small house in corner is now gone! No boats :-) nice to be back after 14 year absence!

great night sail, moon almost full, then the stars, a gentle 15 knot SE pushing us along. First class passage!

Sailing away from Savusavu! Had 4 great and productive nights! Boat full of goad now and heading towards Yasawas

Anchored in Viani Bay . Today one year ago we left Auckland to live onboard Adamite!! It's been a great year. Snorkelling and walking on the agenda today

Matagi island by Qamea island. A breach volcano bay. Very nice and sheltered in here . No palm trees on the beach , so almost a feeling of NZ , but with 3 little turtles swimming around it's definitely not.

50 at Yanuca island by Ring gold passage. Little private beach and beautiful snorkelling.

50 miles from Port Albert to Naqelelevu island. Wild and remote lagoon.

Port Albert on Rambi is a stunning bay. Great coral and beautiful beach! A couple of days to chill out with the Maloney.

Loretta and Jim joined us ! Nice to have friends onboard .

After a 30 hours sail from Fulaga lagoon we tucked in to this sheltered bay at Qamea island and had a great sleep

A real beautiful island, proper "casterway island" feel. There was a village person living there alone for his last 20 years in a great hut with food and cooking shelter. He died recently and everything remains exactly as he left it on the last day of his life. He did some great planting and with four sand beaches and a hidden garden this is as close to paradise as land can get.

after five days of kiting the wind finally dropped. Moved boat to be near pass and snorkelled through. Pretty amazing. Pot luck dinner with all four boats in lagoon, and what a fest.

Made the pass at 10 am with slack current and sun behind us. Such an amazing lagoon, the best I have ever seen by far. We will be here for at least 2 weeks! Hamish had a great kite session this afternoon. Sevu sevu at the village tomorrow morning.

wind turned SE at dawn and we could not make it to the slack tide at falunga. Pulled in to Namuka and anchored at 0830 am. Beautiful spot in 5 m over sand.

departed vanubalavu at 1600, midnight at Lekemba. Nice passage so far, no moon and loads of stars. Destination Falunga.

Mini boi round here. Enough room for one boat to swing. Beautiful :-)

Interesting land locked lagoon. Great dinghy and Sup exploring inland and outside. Some stunning beaches along this coast.

Nice to be in a sheltered harbour with a fresh water spring gushing out behind boat for washing. Great walks up into a cobra plantation as well.

Anchored in one of the most beautiful anchorages I ever visited, WOW!

main down and only staysail up in middle of night with lightning around us and 30 knots but now sailing along good in nice breeze!!

we off to vanabalavu in Lau group now, 110 miles to ESE. We on the back of a small front so winds are now south and we are happy, should be there in the morning.

great sailing towards Fiji with new record run ,174 miles. Very pleasant out here!

wind 110 and 25 knots, perfect kiting spot. Nice walk up to chapel as well.

Feels like being anchored in Minerva reef, wild! Great kiting place. French bread, wine and cheese, not cheap though!

Almost there, raising the French and yellow flag. Near full moon so bright out and dawn very soon, perfect timing. Excited for a coffee and croissant!

Having a great sail towards Wallis. We will have to slow down soon to arrive in daylight. 25 knots of wind plus at the moment. 2 reef in but will drop main soon.

Had 2 days at this lovely car free Island in a lagoon . Saw a big turtle!! Island is called Manon. Leaving soon for Wallis

Samoa is awesome! Bikes out, surf on. Rented a van and been round island doing the water slides and water falls and sea trench and surf. Like an older version of rangitoto, lots of fresh scoria rock. Lovely people!

Samoa here we come! Good to see land again after a squally night! Soon we will round the south corner of Samoa and head for Apia.

Great Sailing out here in 20 knots of wind from SE . Looks like we will have 164 miles done in our first 24 hour sail.

Blue lagoon- great snorkelling on the outer boomies and a sweet sup surf for hamish as well. A whale at the lagoon entrance to top off a great day!

Set sail for Samoa this morning! Saw some whales breaching big time!! Not so much wind but it will kick in later! It's nice to be sailing again out in the ocean.

Blue lagoon- great snorkelling on the outer boomies and a sweet sup surf for hamish as well. A whale at the lagoon entrance to top off a great day!

This is a great spot ! Watch a big humpback whale breaching behind our boat 10x! Wow, nature at its best! Private and beautiful.

Sailed out round all southern islands on blue bird day. Lots of whale encounters! Explored at Maninita island by dinghy but need less swell to enter here in adamite!

Has to be the best kite boarding place ever! Euaiki island next door has some great Jurassic type landscapes worth exploring.

Anchored by Tapani Island. Taxi pickup tonight heading fir the big town to watch the Lions versa All Black!! Hopeful for some kiting today!!

Anchored by Tapani Island. Taxi pickup tonight heading fir the big town to watch the Lions versa All Black!! Hopeful for some kiting today!!

Anchored, crystal clear water an amazing place!

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.

anchored, great turn up for ETNZ racing this morning at the mango bar. Bit too exciting! Go boys ! Out at Mala island for the day then back in for more racing tonight. Great snorkelling and swimming here!

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

motor sailing in light SE winds. Will try keep 5.5 knots to make south Minerva mid morning tomorrow.

midnight watch change and down with gennaker and back out with jib, breeze round to east 8 knots.

amazing weather, sun and shorts. Had our spinnaker up for 3 hours and now the genniker. Lots of sail changes!

Wind is about 8 knots from behind, so not very useful. Motoring through the night with clear beautiful skies. Saw some shooting stars and a aeroplane flying north! It's magic out here.

Wind is about 8 knots from behind, so not very useful. Motoring through the night with clear beautiful skies. Saw some shooting stars and a aeroplane flying north! It's magic out here.

finally got sailing again, SSW 18