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Elliot 14m Sloop

Crew Warwick and Lanie Hamlin

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Posted: Sun, 17 May 2015 - 06:09

We are leaving North Minerva today. The winds are a brisk 15 - 22kn Southerly - Perfect for heading to Fiji, behind us all the way. We have enjoyed the snorkeling - saw a big turtle yesterday in

Posted: Fri, 15 May 2015 - 16:38

Arrived at North Minerva 1630hrs after spending a nice time at South Minerva. Walked around some of the reef this morning with people from 2 other boats. Not much wind at present 6kn Easterlies

Posted: Thu, 14 May 2015 - 17:02

Got to South Minerva late morning and spent a beautiful sunny day here. 9 knots SE winds here. We had our first snorkel in a long time and it was lovely. Looking forward to a full nights sleep.

Posted: Thu, 14 May 2015 - 06:38

A nice gentle easterly sail between 5-8knots, with winds between 8-12 knots. Only a couple of hours before we reach South Minerva, which we will go into as we went into North Minerva last year

Posted: Wed, 13 May 2015 - 17:09

Another fabulous sunny day with a lovely gennaker run all day travelling 6-8knots with about 8-14knots of westerly wind. Just started motoring now, as the wind has dropped and we need to power up

Posted: Wed, 13 May 2015 - 06:38

Fantastic night of sailing. Between 8-15 knots of wind, westerlies and averaging about 7 knots. Nice conditions. No one around us last night. Still on track for reaching Minerva Thursday - YAY!

Posted: Tue, 12 May 2015 - 16:23

At about midday the westerly wind kicked in about 7-12knots and we started with Main, Gennoa and stay sail, then saw a boat in the distance, so put up the Gennaker and really covered some ground

Posted: Tue, 12 May 2015 - 07:01

A calm night, little wind 5-7knot westerlies and lots of motoring - 6.5knots. Hoping for stronger westerlies today. Both of us are well and getting enough sleep. We still are very lonely out here

Posted: Mon, 11 May 2015 - 16:46

Another day of motoring at 6 knots with 3-7knots of wind. Smooth seas and lots of sun. We had a visit from 5 Swallows this morning who flew into our centre cockpit, with one of them positioning

Posted: Mon, 11 May 2015 - 07:07

A long night of motoring and no wind - between 3 - 7 knots variable and very smooth seas. Good sleep as the motor drowns out all the other sounds. Both of us fit and well and pretty relaxed. Its

Posted: Sun, 10 May 2015 - 16:22

Another day of light wind and very slow sailing, but we are going forward which is the main thing. Averaging about 5.5 kn. Both of us are well and enjoying the cruisy pace

Posted: Sun, 10 May 2015 - 07:52

A good gentle sailing night between 9 - 20knots with SE winds. About a 1 meter swell. Its good not to be motoring but still making reasonable distance. A few boats were around us last night, but we

Posted: Sat, 9 May 2015 - 18:15

A beautiful day to start off with, but alot of motor sailing. The breeze has now freshened to 10-12 knots SE and we are having a nice gentle sail. Warwick is ready to start his first shift 7 - 10pm

Posted: Sat, 9 May 2015 - 10:03

Leaving Opua at 0945 hrs. No wind to speak of, but a beautiful day nonetheless. Looking forward to a safe passage. Crossing our fingers for a little bit of wind. Bon Voyage and everyone at home

Posted: Mon, 4 May 2015 - 20:06

At the Bay of Islands sorting out the odd equipment failure and other odds and ends. Waiting for a good weather pattern to leave NZ, hopefully end of the week (cross fingers).

Posted: Fri, 1 May 2015 - 08:10

We decided to shelter at Whangamumu for the night as the wind would have been on our nose 25-30 west/sw going into the Bay. No point smashing ourselves just yet. Had a nice walk instead. Heading

Posted: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 - 14:29

After a windy ride up the coast, we arrived at Tutakaka today and intend to possibly arrive at the Bay of Islands Thursday.

Posted: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 - 18:18

We are on the move, anchored at Bon Accord Harbour for the night. Wont be back at Gulf Harbour for another 6 months. Yay!

Posted: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 - 19:37

in the marina testing yit. looking forward to heading north - fiji bound approx 1st of May all going well with weather

Posted: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 - 14:27

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