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Underway to Whangarei. Should arrive late tday

On route to Whangarei. Will anchor along the way this evening.

Arrived Opua 2100 - November 1 2016. All is well.

Should arrive Opua before 2000 today. at 0615, 76nm to go.

Still waiting for the wind to shift, should make Opua in the next 48 hours.

sp: 5.5 We have had some very funky weather over the last 24 hours. I think we may be in your skip zone today, so am requesting a wind forecast for the following positions and time Thank you, Kyle & Shelley

Have been motoring since 0300. Almost no wind and what wind there is, is from the south....

Uneventful 24 hours... 488 nm to Opua. Looking at Monday arrival. Would appreciate wind forecast in 24 hours at 29s 179e, 48 hours at 33s 173e, and opua on Monday... Thanks

Was able to sail all night. Seas are calm and it's starting to get FREEKING COLD! Our poor bodies are not used to this....SEND HEAT! 605 nm to Opua.

Lost all wind in the night. have motored and drifted for the last few hours... Any chance of wind today?

Underway at 0700. heading to NZ

We think a Tuesday or Wednesday departure from Minerva may work now... waiting on weather...

Today we moved to the south west corner of the reef. The wind has now clocked south and we plan to leave in the morning (Monday) or Tuesday, depending on tomorrow's forecast.

Still in Minerva. Looking for decent weather on Monday or Tuesday.

will stay at N Minerva today

Waiting in Minerva Reef. One boat may leave today. We think we may stay a few more days. Will wait till the next front passes.

We are looking for a weather widow to continue to NZ. Our plan is to head for 30S 179E, then turn for Opua.

Arrived Minerva reef. We are the third vessel here. One more should arrive in the next few hours.

113 to N Minerva so have slowed down to enter in the light

Rain off and on all night. Made 154nm in first 24 hours. 123 to go to Minerva

Will be departing for Minerva Reef at approximately 0700.

looking like a departure at noon on Monday. We think likely a run to Minerva, then wait for the next window. Will confirm plan Monday morning.

We are looking at a Sunday or Monday departure for Minerva... Weather?

Thinking about a window on Sunday or Monday.... Weather thoughts?

Storm is over... FLAT seas.. all is well.

The storm is upon us. Winds are 20-30 knots from the north but all is well.

Waiting for a ww to NZ - It looks like whatever is coming is on its way....

At anchor waiting for weather window to NZ.

Still waiting in Tonga Tapu.

Still waiting for a weather window to Minerva

We are looking for a weather window to Minerva later this week.

We are looking for a departure from Tonga Tapu around Wednesday or Thursday this week.. Our hope is to travel to Minerva Reef and wait there for a window to NZ.

At Anchor in Tonga Tapu.

Another sunny day!

sp: 0 Another beautiful day in Tonga Tapu. 9 boats in anchorage this morning.

At anchor in Tonga Tapu. Testing SSB position reporting. Please let me know if I am doing this correctly. Thank you.

At anchor waiting a weather window to NZ