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: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 - 10:57

All well. Enroute from Nth Minserva to Vuda Point Fiji. Departed yesterday morning into 3 to 5 m swell with chop on top. Lively motion. Over night wind changed from se to e and the sea settled. Going

Posted: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 - 20:33

> All well. Enroute from Nth Minserva to Vuda Point Fiji. Departed Nth Minerva 0845 this morning. Broad 4 sail reach >

Posted: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 - 20:00

All well. Enroute from Nth Minserva to Vuda Point Fiji. Departed Nth Minerva 0845 this morning. Broad 4 sail reach

Posted: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 - 21:03

> All well. Anchored in Nth Minerva sitting out the wind and rain. Dinghy and out board loaded in their passage positions and ready to go. Perhaps tomorrow >

Posted: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 - 18:00

All well. Anchored in Nth Minerva sitting out the wind and rain. Dinghy and out board loaded in their passage positions and ready to go. Perhaps tomorrow

Posted: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 - 20:06

> All well. In Sth Minerva yesterday and sailed to Nth Minerva in Afternoon. All well >

Posted: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 - 19:21

All well. In Sth Minerva yesterday and sailed to Nth Minerva in Afternoon. All well

Posted: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 - 23:09

All well. Looking forward to Minerva tomorrow afternoon Danny and Grant

Posted: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 - 19:00

All well. Peaceful day motor sailing 1500 rpm in 2 to 4 knots tail wind.

Posted: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 - 07:39

Been motoring directly into a South wind all night. Hoping for a change as forecast to SW today and we can sail again

Posted: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 - 07:31

via relay on a bad propagation day

Posted: Tue, 6 Sep 2016 - 07:57

230 miles from Bay of islands. Head winds and head current of 1.5 knots slowing us. Both well

Posted: Tue, 6 Sep 2016 - 07:31

thanks to Southern Cross and Astarte for relay

Posted: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 - 15:45

Easy sailing if not the optimum heading but things will change. remarkably warm for how far south we are

Posted: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 - 07:33

great progress. Will get the front at dinner time and winds overnight will go nw to SW. No more than 20 in the front and 15 after going light as they near their destination.

Posted: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 - 08:21

Had good night. Wind went SE so changed course to 150 M. Getting good speed, then around 5.45 the wind dropped out. Now motor sailing hoping for the wimd to return soon. Getting cooler. Jersy and

Posted: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 - 07:57

Wind has dropped to 15 and the sea is a lot easier. Three sail up now. As the sun comes up it looks as there may be a few showers today. It is noticeably cooler

Posted: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 - 07:42

Wind has dropped to 15 and the sea is a lot easier. Three sail up now. As the sun comes up it looks as there may be a few showers today. It is noticeably cooler

Posted: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 - 14:15

Had good night. sea settled down a bit so we could make good speed. Sailing well now, warm and sunny, sea a bit lumpy.

Posted: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 - 07:34

at WP 21 30S/174 they will turn onto 190m and stay there to 26S. great progress so far and seas now more organised. Gulf Harbour Radio will not be on for 2 days

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