Blue Raven

Sat Oct 1 7:18 2016 NZDT
Speed:
7.5
knts
GPS: 34 14.5S 174 28.7E
Run: 145.8nm (263.9km)
Avg: 6.3knts
24hr: 150.2nm
Weather: 7knts s 1035Baro 30%cc

Saw an Albartos yesterday. 68 NM to go to Opua.


Fri Sep 30 8:00 2016 NZDT
Speed:
4.6
knts
GPS: 32 11.0S 174 61.6E
Run: 150.8nm (272.9km)
Avg: 6.3knts
24hr: 152.4nm
Weather: 16knts s 1019Baro 0%cc

lovely chilly day. 1 knot current and head winds delaying the ETA. waiting for the winds to drop or turn.


Thu Sep 29 8:15 2016 NZDT
Speed:
6.6
knts
GPS: 30 10.0S 174 03.3E
Run: 198.1nm (358.6km)
Avg: 8.3knts
24hr: 198.5nm
Weather: 17knts nw 1011Baro 62%cc

spent the night dodging lightenig, looks like a front went through at 645 this morning.


Wed Sep 28 8:18 2016 NZDT
Speed:
8.0
knts
GPS: 27 18.0S 174 04.3E
Run: 205.6nm (372.1km)
Avg: 8.5knts
24hr: 203.1nm
Weather: 15knts w 1013Baro 62%cc

blue sky with small Cu. Waves WSW 2m. Weather has calmed down and we are motor sailing .


Tue Sep 27 8:00 2016 NZDT
Speed:
7.0
knts
GPS: 24 22.0S 173 31.3E
Run: 186.6nm (337.7km)
Avg: 8knts
24hr: 191.5nm
Weather: 28knts w 1012Baro 62%cc

blue sky, wind reaching 40knots over night. 658 NM to go


Mon Sep 26 8:36 2016 NZDT
Speed:
6.5m
knts
GPS: 21 44S 174 10E
Run: 1.4nm (2.5km)
Avg: 3.9knts
24hr: 93nm
Weather: 5NW,

will change course at 22S to take advantage of the predicted SW wind


Mon Sep 26 8:15 2016 NZDT
Speed:
6.8
knts
GPS: 21 45.0S 174 09.3E
Run: 188.7nm (341.5km)
Avg: 7.6knts
24hr: 182.2nm
Weather: 5knts nnw 1015Baro 62%cc

another cal day. light winds, SW swell has taken from SE


Sun Sep 25 7:24 2016 NZDT
Speed:
6.1
knts
GPS: 19 35.0S 175 55.9E
Run: 158.7nm (287.2km)
Avg: 6.9knts
24hr: 166.3nm
Weather: 10knts NW 1016Baro 62%cc

Caught a fish using a cut up tooth paste tube todays. Smooth seas, heading to west of rhumb line as per Bob McDavits route.=20


Sat Sep 24 7:30 2016 NZST
Speed:
6
knts
GPS: 17 43S 177 20.6E
Run: 4.1nm (7.4km)
Weather: 6knts se 1015Baro 62%cc

Off to Opua


Fri Aug 12 8:00 2016 NZST
Speed:
0.0
knts
GPS: 17 40S 177 22.6E
Run: 127nm (229.9km)
Avg: 5knts
24hr: 119.3nm
Weather: 12knts se 1020Baro 62%cc

Arrived Viti Livu, Fiji. Thanks Bob for all your advice.


Thu Aug 11 6:27 2016 NZST
Speed:
7.8
knts
GPS: 19 23S 178 04E
Run: 182.4nm (330.1km)
Avg: 8knts
24hr: 191.2nm
Weather: 22knts se 1022Baro 62%cc

nice sailing, will tack mid morning north to the vavula passage. 126 NM to go. Sea state 1 m SE


Wed Aug 10 7:33 2016 NZST
Speed:
8.0
knts
GPS: 19 22.7S 179 08.1W
Run: 179.4nm (324.7km)
Avg: 7.3knts
24hr: 175nm
Weather: 16knts se 1020Baro 62%cc

interestng front last night. Wind stayed E all afternoon until the rain front approached 5 miles away. Wind went from NE to S in half an hour. Wind was 38 knots sustained for a few hours.


Tue Aug 9 6:57 2016 NZST
Speed:
8.1
knts
GPS: 19 03.8S 176 24.4W
Run: 160.9nm (291.2km)
Weather: 30knts se 1018Baro 62%cc

Sailing from Vavau to Fiji, Rain and 30 gusting 35 last night. Blue skies now with grey skies ahead to the west.


Tue Jul 19 15:09 2016 NZST
Speed:
0.0
knts
GPS: 18 39.1s 173 59.1W
Run: 20.1nm (36.4km)
Weather: 5knts se 1018Baro 60%cc

Arrived Vava'u this morning. Saw two Hump Back Whales on the way into the harbour 20 feet of the port side.


Tue Jul 19 6:00 2016 NZST
Speed:
6.2
knts
GPS: 18 27.6S 173 45.3W
Run: 337.9nm (611.6km)
Avg: 7knts
24hr: 167.9nm
Weather: 6.3knts se 1018Baro 62%cc

Almost to Tonga. swell 1m SE. Really enjoyed the weather tutorial on SSB yesterday, have the stream chart ready for today.


Mon Jul 18 5:33 2016 NZST
Speed:
6.1
knts
Weather: 10knts se 1018Baro 60%cc

Wind varies from 5 to 10 knots true. Under engine. Swell 1m SE.


Sun Jul 17 5:42 2016 NZST
Speed:
5.7
knts
GPS: 17 09.0S 168 48.5W
Run: 168nm (304.1km)
Avg: 7knts
24hr: 167.3nm
Weather: 10knts se 1019Baro 50%cc

Motoring for last few hours when the wind is below 9 knots TWS. Swell 1m SE 6 seconds 307 NM to go to Tonga.


Sat Jul 16 5:36 2016 NZST
Speed:
7.8
knts
GPS: 16 27.0S 166 22.6W
Run: 146.6nm (265.3km)
Avg: 6knts
24hr: 144.5nm
Weather: 16knts se 1018Baro 62%cc

Waves 2m S. Wind between 8 to 20 kt.. at present climbing under a grey sky with low stratus cloud.


Fri Jul 15 5:15 2016 NZST
Speed:
4.4
knts
GPS: 16 05.6S 164 11.9W
Run: 131.2nm (237.5km)
Avg: 5.7knts
24hr: 136.3nm
Weather: 8knts SW 1015Baro 62%cc

Slowly sailed for last 24 hours, now with both head wind and low winds decided to motor.


Thu Jul 14 6:09 2016 NZST
Speed:
3.5
knts
GPS: 17 10.9S 162 34.5W
Run: 107.7nm (194.9km)
Avg: 4.7knts
24hr: 113.6nm
Weather: 20knts WSW 1012Baro 62%cc

Front gone through, several hours at 30 knots gusting 35. Waves 3m still. Motoring .


Wed Jul 13 7:24 2016 NZST
Speed:
7.6
knts
GPS: 16 33.3S 161 05.0W
Run: 14.5nm (26.2km)
Avg: 9.1knts
24hr: 217.5nm
Weather: 20knts NW 1010Baro 62%cc

correction of widn direction in last report, it shoudl have been NW


Wed Jul 13 5:48 2016 NZST
Speed:
7.6
knts
GPS: 16 31.6S 160 52.0W
Run: 156.6nm (283.4km)
Avg: 6.3knts
24hr: 151.9nm
Weather: 17knts se 1011Baro 62%cc

Rain last night, wind was 264 (head wind to Tonga), now is 320 deg giving a brisk sail.      GHR thinks wind shud read 120 deg.


 


 


Tue Jul 12 5:03 2016 NZST
Speed:
6.8
knts
GPS: 16 18S 158 31W
Run: 145.8nm (263.9km)
Avg: 6.4knts
24hr: 152.8nm
Weather: 17knts se 1017Baro 62%cc

Took the pole in last night, now sailing on Port tack Gen and Main. Waves 1m SE. Lightening to the south at 1600 UTC


Mon Jul 11 6:09 2016 NZST
Speed:
6.1
knts
GPS: 16 40.0S 156 21W
Run: 160.3nm (290.1km)
Avg: 6.4knts
24hr: 153.6nm
Weather: 17knts se 1017Baro 62%cc

Clear skies with squall lines to the E and N. Swell 1 to 2 m SE. Making way North up to Turn point 2 at 16S 161 39 W


Sun Jul 10 5:06 2016 NZST
Speed:
6.5
knts
GPS: 17 13.50S 153 59.78W
Run: 156.4nm (283.1km)
Avg: 8.2knts
24hr: 197.6nm
Weather: 19knts ese 1018Baro 60%cc

on route Bora Bora to Tonga. Waves 1 - 2 m SE. Wind 108. Will change course to NW part of route after breakfast. Difficult to sail to course as waves are crashing the sails when apparent wind is less than 15 knots.


Sat Jul 9 10:06 2016 NZST
Speed:
0.0
knts
GPS: 16 30.0S 151 45.39W
Weather: 16knts se 1018Baro 62%cc

At Mai Kai Marina on a mooring. leaving for Tonga today


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