Ohana

50ft cruising catamaran, on our way back to NZ from Europe

Posted: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 - 05:48

safely anchored at Rapa Iti. Yay! Sent from Iridium Mail & Web.

Posted: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 - 07:01

we motored through last night but we don't want to arrive in rapa in the dark so now we are conserving diesel and waiting for the wind, planning to sail into Rapa at dawn tomorrow. Mark took

Posted: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 - 06:55

baking cakes and bread, whistling for a wind, catching up on maintenance. Port engine all fixed and put back together last night! Sent from Iridium Mail & Web.

Posted: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 - 06:39

Nico has baked me an awesome catamaran shaped cake for my second birthday on Polynesian time and the sun is shining at last. Yay! It has been cloudy almost all the way from new Zealand, probably my

Posted: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 - 17:24

saw a pod of very large whales this afternoon! They followed us up close for about an hour. Making good speed again with the reacher up and calm seas. Sent from Iridium Mail & Web.

Posted: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 - 07:12

jib furler jammed so we're going a bit slower under main only until the wind drops enough to set the big reacher. New oil pickup pipe improvised and manufactured, hopefully use it to get the port

Posted: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 - 06:01

lots of maintenance to do during the last two days of light winds and calm seas. Not a rest and relaxation period! Joe took an exciting trip to the top of the mast to reeve a new rope after the main

Posted: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 - 06:18

no wind, motored all night. Made lots of fresh water, water tank now full, showers for everyone! Electricity tank also full again. Very slowly motoring north east hoping the northerly winds will

Posted: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 - 06:15

light southerly wind still holding, it picks up again whenever we think of starting the engine. Gliding along under the big reacher at average 4kn. It's still cloudy in the middle of this high

Posted: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 - 17:34

Mark's birthday messages to the outside world... Russell Coyne Clan:All is well but please send supply of venison steak and Malbek... Kim: I opened your card, thank you so much, keep writing

Posted: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 - 03:34

Nico on night watch. Conditions calming right down but we are pushing hard while we still have enough wind. making very good speed with the wind behind us at 16kn and still ahead of the high

Posted: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 - 08:10

not comfortable but good progress. Good radio signal.

Posted: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 - 20:19

Going great speed, reaching with steady southerly 18kn wind, 9/10 cloud, comfortable(ish) long period 3m seas. Fun sailing weather, racing to stay ahead of the light winds in the high pressure

Posted: Sun, 5 Jun 2016 - 11:11

On our way! Dolphins said goodbye off Tauranga, light winds, motored for most of day 1 but been sailing since then. Had the big reacher up for a while but now wind direction is too much ahead. Mark

Posted: Tue, 31 May 2016 - 16:23

In Tauranga awaiting the right weather to depart then we'll be heading east towards Rapa Iti.

Posted: Sat, 28 May 2016 - 12:42

Testing. At anchor in auckland. Heading for Rapa Iti soon!

Posted: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 - 04:42

arrived Opua marina. Thanks very much to Patricia, David and Mike from Gulf Harbour Radio and YIT for a season of excellent weather information and a really well designed website, especially mike

Posted: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 - 00:18

On final approach to Opua ETA 0400 and the wind has died, looking forward to a good but short sleep before being rudely awakened by customs!

Posted: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 - 07:08

wind s10kn. Cloud 5/10.1020mb. Speed 5kn. Cog 115t. Trysail down main up again. All's well.

Posted: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 - 06:42

wind sw18kn g32kn. Cloud 9/10.1015mb. Speed 8kn. Cog 155t. All's well.

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