DOMINO
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DOMINO is in Musket Cove Marina...
0720 - Arrived Vanua Balavu yesterday. 8 Sea Mercy yachts at anchor, starting mission today.
Avg: 9.9knts
24hr: 237.7nm
0620 - Lovely passage, calm seas, no wind, local squalls on the horizon, caught 4 tunas yesterday, trolling for wahoo. ETA Vanua Balavu 10am
0600 - Lovely passage, calm seas, no wind, a motor yacht's dream.
0630 - North Minerva, wind came up overnight. Yachts Broadsword, Nero, RedCat, are with us. Expect Amelie IV and Dreamcatcher today.
0630 - south Minerva, clear skies over the lagoon, but thick and low cloud cover all around. Air temp 21.5, sea temp 25. Tired of Rolly anchorage, moving to North Minerva mid-day.
0630 - south Minerva, thick and low cloud cover to the N to E, winds down. Air temp 22.5. where is the fleet?
Avg: 3.1knts
24hr: 74.4nm
still at South Minerva, Rolly anchorage, will probably move to North Reef in a day or 2... Huntin's good!
In south Minerva for 3-4 days waiting for the rest of the fleet to catch up
Avg: 32.5knts
24hr: 779.5nm
anchored at S Minerva, beautiful weather now that the band of moisture has moved south, only yacht here, double hook-up of yellowfin tuna outside the pass... Don't rush to catch up with us!!!
Avg: 19.9knts
24hr: 478.5nm
0600 NZST - winds picked up over the last 70 NM, thick cloud cover visible to the NE, water temp 26c, expect to be at the S. MInerva pass entrance at 0730, will wait for good light to enter, fishing meanwhile
Avg: 10.6knts
24hr: 253.5nm
0630 NZST- glorious tropics! Hooked up a Marlin at sunrise, most amazing green flash at sunset, flat seas, air temp 22, water temp 25.6, pressure +2 overnight
Avg: 12.3knts
24hr: 296.3nm
half way to Minerva. After 24hrs of 18-22E winds, conditions improved gradually and we woke up to 5-10kts NNW, slight seas, sunnier by the minute. Unable to hear any HAM station. Caution about Predict Wind: before sending your request, make sure to check your parameters and only ask for 1 model (not all, as we had checked off in our training session) or your mailbox will be clogged with unwanted mail... Also, check the AirTemp. Box or your GRIB will be blank... Practice before you leave or you'll have to email your on-shore tech! Thanks again, Jose Ferrer at the Satphone Store.
Avg: 10.4knts
24hr: 249.6nm
beautiful ride now after a lumpy 24 hrs with 18-22 kts E. Yesterday afternoon, winds started to drop below 18, gradually down overnight, to 5kts @NW this morning. Barometer steady. Water temp 24.6, going fishing!
chugging along on lumpy seas, temperature warming up. Winds 18-22 @East. Barometer steady
DOMINO - Hello Minerva.
Arrived South Minerva Reef under cloudy skies and showers, a good excuse to fish outside the reef while waiting for sunny weather... And a good idea too, since we soon got a double hook-up of yellowfin tuna! By 0830, there was a break in the clouds and enough light to go through. We took the northern channel of the pass, reef very visible on starboard, at low tide (using Raoul Island tide table) and headed straight across the lagoon to the anchorage. Note that the light on the rock at the western Read more...
DOMINO - The Waiting Game
Hello Fellow YIT'ers... we're new on this forum, yet we can see that many of our friends are already logged onto this group. DOMINO is now in the Bay of Island, waiting for a weather window for Fiji where we will join Sea Mercy's efforts to rebuild the Northern Laus villages. JP&dominomarie