Oyaragh

Oyaragh is a monohull steel yacht with a ketch rig. She was built in france in 1960's and after a quick circumnavigation lived most of her life in the England . Her new owners as of 1986 set off for nz in 2004 and reached nz in 2012. This season (june 2014) their son calum and girlfriend jess have 'borrowed' her for a trip to fiji and vanuatu planning to return October/November to opua. Oyaragh is 39ft long topsides and deck are white (with rust streaks). She averages 100miles per day. She enjoys clear skies and hates wind forward of the beam

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Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 - 21:34

on the Quarantine Dock in Opua! Eating all the fresh remaining produce so it doesn't get confiscated by bio security...surprisingly the only survivors are 1 cucumber 3 onions and 6 heads of

Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 - 07:40

40 miles to bay of islands!!! ETA 17:00 today!! There will be a great feasting of surplus supplies on the Quarantine dock tonight before we are re-released into NZ society tommorow! Thank you so much

Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 - 07:32

127 miles to go, things have become rather ferrel onboard...wet weather gear is having a full outing and there is a decided fishy smell around...the ocean was kind enough to gift us a tuna and a pair

Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 - 07:32

127 miles to go, things have become rather ferrel onboard...wet weather gear is having a full outing and there is a decided fishy smell around...the ocean was kind enough to gift us a tuna and a pair

Posted: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 - 07:42

231 miles to go, motor sailing but starting to worry re fuel supply probably have enough to motor for another 24hours so gonna turn off and save for the high...at least we have plenty food!!

Posted: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 - 07:32

330 miles to go ETA Friday 21st /Saturday , all well on board...

Posted: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 - 07:40

435 miles to go ETA Friday 21st /Saturday , all well on board... Today is the half way point so we are all getting a new water bottle...and I'm even going to treat myself to a celebratory change of

Posted: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 - 13:21

516 miles to go ETA Friday 21st /Saturday , all well on board, no fish caught, but did break a 300lb line overnight! Nonetheless lots off food in the stores. SV Kailani zoomed past in a puff of smoke

Posted: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 - 18:18

<p>614 miles to go, all well on board, lots of gluttony today-pineapple, aubergine pasta, pan au chocolate and lemon cake!</p>

Posted: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 - 08:24

<p>all well on board. Light copy on radio but we know this will be fixed in NZ for next trip! ETA is Nov 23rd</p>

Posted: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 - 07:52

we have departed!! 768miles to Opua, all well on board

Posted: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 - 21:38

awaiting weather window from New Caledonia to NZ. Now in Isle de Pins, Reassessing weather window on Friday 14th which would get us in on 22nd Nov but looks like a trough in the middle of passage, If

Posted: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 - 20:54

awaiting weather window from New Caledonia to NZ. Wondering if weather window on Friday 14th will continue to look good if so expect arrival Opua 22nd November - popping in a 'fast day today'

Posted: Sun, 9 Nov 2014 - 15:07

awaiting weather window from New Caledonia to NZ enjoying last pan au chocolate. Wondering if weather window on Friday 14th will continue to look good if so expect arrival Opua 22nd November

Posted: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 - 12:29

enjoying a pirate party for belated 60th birthday of the ex-admiral of OYARAGH who is visiting with the ex-captain. Plan:back to noumea tomorrow to await weather window to NZ after marooning the

Posted: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 - 23:10

enjoyed great two days in this anchorage, a little rolly but good kitesurfing and turtle swimming. Heading back to noumea tomorrow morning

Posted: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 - 10:56

enjoyed a few nights in noumea, out now exploring new cal, before heading back to town to pick up crew on the 29th. Thinking anchor tonight at prong bay or ilot mato

Posted: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 - 08:23

10miles from Havana pass...still no fish!

Posted: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 - 07:30

all well on board, planning on stopping at Mare overnight before continuing on to noumea to time a dawn arrival. Just turned motor on and now 10miles from anchorage

Posted: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 - 07:35

all well on board, just got soacked by a wave so now down below warming up and designing spray hoods! Heading to Noumea if wind stays east otherwise stop at loyalty islands but unsure of legality of

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