Omweg

Tue Nov 15 8:21 2016 NZDT
GPS: 35 18S 174 07E
Run: 215.1nm (389.3km)
Avg: 4.8knts
24hr: 114.1nm
Weather: 12 knts, overcast, raining a bit

Arrived! No damage at all, which seems like a wonder talking to other people of whom many tore sails in the front we had. I wonder why we sailed to New Zealand; it's grey, cold, wet, many rules. Miss the tropics already!!!!


Sun Nov 13 11:06 2016 NZDT
GPS: 32 12S 173 47E
Run: 9.7nm (17.6km)
Avg: 4knts
24hr: 96.2nm
Weather: 15 knts SSW, 1-2 waves multiple directions, 20 % cloud cover

Yesterday we had around 15 hours a counter current of 1.5 - 2 knots! Around 3AM luckily we got rid of it. Sailing nicely at around 6-7 knots at the moment. Sunny. Beautiful day and well in the twenties still! :-)


Sun Nov 13 8:40 2016 NZDT
Speed:
7
knts
GPS: 32 17S 173 39E
Run: 137.9nm (249.6km)
Avg: 5.5knts
24hr: 132.8nm
Weather: 17SSW, 2m conf seas, 50%cc

eta Monday night


Sat Nov 12 7:45 2016 NZDT
GPS: 30 30S 172 36E
Run: 120.2nm (217.6km)
Avg: 5knts
24hr: 121nm
Weather: 18nts SW gusting last hour to 25, saw biefly late thirties ths night at 3 AM and the wind shifted incredibly fast wind pilot did all the time a course of 200 degrees and within seconds he steered 90 degrees, after that the wind direction stayed like that and we adjusted the course to close hauled, 2-3 meter seas from two directions, short period, 40% cloud cover but towering cumulus and gusty

18nts SW gusting last hour to 25, saw biefly late thirties ths night at 3 AM and the wind shifted incredibly fast wind pilot did all the time a course of 200 degrees and within seconds he steered 90 degrees, after that the wind direction stayed like that and we adjusted the course to close hauled, 2-3 meter seas from two directions, short period, 40% cloud cover but towering cumulus and gusty. All is well but not very comfortable at this moment :-)


Fri Nov 11 7:54 2016 NZDT
GPS: 28 54S 173 23E
Run: 131.8nm (238.6km)
Avg: 5.5knts
24hr: 132.4nm
Weather: 8nts NW, 1m LONG PERIOD swell no waves, 100% cloud cover

Yesterday and all night we've been a motor boat. NO wind AT ALL. But very smooth comfortable seas so we enjoyed it nevertheless and did a lot of things on board like cleaning the dinghy on deck, printing pictures, writing the blog etc :-) The wind just picked up a bit and will keep on increasing...


Thu Nov 10 8:00 2016 NZDT
GPS: 27 16S 174 30E
Run: 135.6nm (245.4km)
Avg: 5.3knts
24hr: 126.6nm
Weather: 7knts SE, 2m LONG PERIOD swell no waves, high cirrus whispery

It was another beautiful blue water sailing day yesterday! Good speed with nice winds and sunny clear skies. Since we see the whispers coming, we know it's changing but hopefully we will be north enough to avoid the worst. Still sunny skies at the moment and very light winds but in the right direction :-)


Wed Nov 9 6:18 2016 NZDT
GPS: 26 31S 176 32E
Run: 129.9nm (235.1km)
Avg: 5.6knts
24hr: 134.4nm
Weather: 10knts SW, 2-3m long period swell SW, fair weather cumulus 50% but looks like dissolving when sun comes out and air temp will rise.

It was another beautiful blue water sailing day! The only clouds were few cute fair weather cumulus and for the rest sunshine and a small breeze. Only thing that could have been better was the direction of the wind, it's been (and still is) from the SW, the direction we want to go. But it's not too bad since it's better to stay north for a while because otherwise we will get hammered too much by the Fr-Sa front.


Tue Nov 8 7:06 2016 NZDT
GPS: 26 28S 178 38E
Run: 99.5nm (180.1km)
Avg: 4.1knts
24hr: 97.3nm
Weather: 8knts SSE, 1m sea, 100% blue sky not a single cloud, not even cirrus clearest sunrise ever for me. Wind was up to 18 knots this night, just died down.

Yesterday was no wind at all after late morning. We briefly stopped with three boats Margansie, Lionheart and Omweg. Frans (Omweg) and Ray (Lionheart) both went swimming to Margansie and shared some stuff, we got freshly caught fish and a delicious cake from Margansie :-D We're enjoying the warm sunny weather during the last day.


Mon Nov 7 6:33 2016 NZDT
GPS: 25 22S 179 40E
Run: 165.2nm (299km)
Weather: 6knts NE, < 1m sea, 90% cloud cover

It's been a good day yesterday, now winds dropping and we're not happy with the newest gribs...


Fri Nov 4 6:24 2016 NZDT
Speed:
2knts
knts
GPS: 23 29S 178 43W
Run: 202.4nm (366.3km)
Avg: 4.4knts
24hr: 106.3nm
Weather: 4knts NE, < 0,5m sea, 30% cloud cover with various types (cirrus, stratus and cumulus)

Happily slowly sailing on almost flat sea and mostly very little wind without using engine, in the meantime weaving a basket :-) ETA Minerva today in the morning, we're almost there.


Fri Nov 4 6:24 2016 NZDT
No position sent.

Happily slowly sailing on almost flat sea and mostly very little wind without using engine, in the meantime weaving a basket :-)


Fri Nov 4 6:24 2016 NZDT
No position sent.

Happily slowly sailing on almost flat sea and mostly very little wind without using engine, in the meantime weaving a basket :-) ETA Minerva today in the morning, we're almost there.


Fri Nov 4 6:24 2016 NZDT
No position sent.

Happily slowly sailing on almost flat sea and mostly very little wind without using engine, in the meantime weaving a basket :-)


Wed Nov 2 8:41 2016 NZDT
GPS: 21 51S 176 05W
Run: 255.4nm (462.3km)
Avg: 2.6knts
24hr: 63.4nm
Weather: 10SE, o/c, calm seas

198 from N Minerva.


Sat Oct 29 7:57 2016 NZDT
GPS: 18 41.94640S 174 1.41655W
Run: 0.4nm (0.7km)

Hi everyone, Omweg is doing well! The crew as well :-)


Thu Oct 27 6:32 2016 NZDT
GPS: 18 42.01387S 174 1.81710W

Omweg is an aluminium 38ft sloop rigged sturdy mono hull. We are the second owners and sailed her from Canary Islands (Spain), we started in september of 2015.


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