Ocean Pearl

Ocean pearl is an Amel Super maramu 2000, 53' centre cockpit ketch. Home port is Mangonui New Zealand.

Owners and crew Danny and Yvonne Simms bought her in Florida 6 years ago. Since then 40,000 miles of water have passed under her keel.

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Posted: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 - 07:19

<p>On their way to NZ and have had a rough night. The seas will get easier!</p>

Posted: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 - 07:36

Gave up on beqa as we approached wind 30 knots and heavy rain. Not willing to enter unknown reef area in those conditions so carried on towards lautoka.Dropped anchor at momi bay midnight. Wind en

Posted: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 - 07:44

rain overnight. Heading for Beqa todayas first step to Vuda

Posted: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 - 08:14

behind Ono Is. had a good dive on the outer reef yesterday.

Posted: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 - 07:37

it will improve later today

Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 - 07:32

Kadavu

Posted: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 - 11:23

45 miles to go to the entrance to the bay of islands. Should be tied up in opua about 7 or 8 tonight

Posted: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 - 08:41

58 miles to go

Posted: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 - 20:01

120 miles to Opua

Posted: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 - 10:29

Motor sailing in light southerly

Posted: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 - 08:36

Posted: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 - 08:21

Easy seas.

Posted: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 - 20:44

over half way now 434 miles to Opua.

Posted: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 - 08:45

brief notes due radar noise!

Posted: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 - 08:34

lumpy seas O/N but great progress

Posted: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 - 07:44

well on way between Vila and Opua. were doing over 9 knots but had to slow down because of sharp seas causing thumping

Posted: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 - 19:47

Have passed new Caledonia Isle of Pines only ocean between us and NZ

Posted: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 - 10:11

enroute vila to opua. will pass the isle of pines New Caledonia today

Posted: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 - 08:34

Posted: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 - 19:00

enroute vila to opua

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