Ms Murphy

Ms Murphy

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Ms Murphy is a Van de Stadt Seal 36 in steel. Gordon is the skipper and often sails solo, but his crew, Murphy (of the law fame), is far too often found to be in charge. Ms Murphy will be heading to Fiji for the southern winter. Thereafter, it's an open ocean with plenty of breeze.

Recent Updates

Ms Murphy - October 2, 2018
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Docked on Customs Pier at 9:30pm. Enjoying a rum and flat calm silence. Ahhhhh... To be followed shortly by Zzzzzzz.....

Ms Murphy - October 1, 2018
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Had another good day up until 4pm when the wind shifted to the NW - dead astern and hard to sail - rolly. Now motorsailing. 135 miles to Opua. ETA tomorrow night.

Ms Murphy - September 30, 2018
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After a night of motorsailing, I had a splendid day's sail in light easterlies and a fairly calm sea. All's well.

Ms Murphy - September 29, 2018
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Another lovely sailing day. Just about to head down the back of the high and head SE. All well.

Ms Murphy - September 28, 2018
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Another great day out on the briney. Apart from a slightly slower morning, we've been moving along nicely. All well.

Ms Murphy - September 27, 2018
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all well

Ms Murphy - September 27, 2018
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Great sailing day. SE 15 with waves that aren't breaking. 2m SW swell which is like driving over a hilly road. A hint of sun but not much.

Ms Murphy - September 26, 2018
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all well and a good signal

Ms Murphy - September 26, 2018
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Wind eased throughout the morning down to about 10-12 SE this afternoon. I am motorsailing to keep my speed up. Certainly more comfortable.

Ms Murphy - September 25, 2018
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Day 2 has been gray and lumpy. Passed by another yacht last night and have Dawn Treader about 20nm to my NW running along at the same speed.

Ms Murphy - September 24, 2018
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all well and a good radio signal

Ms Murphy - September 24, 2018
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We're underway. Anchor up at 11:00 and through the reef pass by 14:00. Tight reaching into SE 20-ish. So, a bit lumpy. Pills working and feeling fine.

Ms Murphy - September 24, 2018
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Clearing this morning for Opua. The weather looks good for the first half. Beyond that, it currently looks OK but could change. I hope to be in by 3 or 4 Oct.

Ms Murphy - September 9, 2018
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Having finally replaced the engine mounts and had the fuel injector pump repaired (broken spring and running on 3 cyls for months, I now think), I sailed over to Malolo for a few days. Good to have ... Read More
Ms Murphy - August 29, 2018
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Anchored off Denarau with multiple engine issues. It looks like I'll be here for a while as I replace engine mounts and repair the fuel injection pump. At least it's not cold and raining.

Ms Murphy - August 24, 2018
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We moved to Saweni Bay after a few days in Denarau sorting out the engine fuel problem. It turned out to be a stuck rack which was not letting fuel pass. Thanks go to Bryden & Andy at General Marine ... Read More
Ms Murphy - August 16, 2018
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Sioux arrived yesterday for her holiday in the Mananucas and Yasawas. Ms Murphy's engine mounts had started to deteriorate and it was becoming unwise to do much motoring. So, I was planning a ... Read More
Ms Murphy - August 10, 2018
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Anchored off Port Denarau. Will be here until next Thursday when Sioux arrives.

Ms Murphy - August 8, 2018
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Gentle sail to Lautoka. Too late to continue further today - not that I know exactly where I'm headed...

Ms Murphy - August 7, 2018
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Sailed over the top on my way towards the west coast. Beautiful sail through the reef. Dropped anchor at 18:00 which is late according to the rules, but I was confident of my navigation in the inner ... Read More

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