Roxi

roxi is a swan 38 launched in 1975. we are halfway through a circumnavigation and are currently being happily distracted by what nz has to offer.

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Posted: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 - 21:07

back at home no= w. the plan to stay in opua and socialise whilst we waited for the rigging = and stanchion repairs was thwarted by the weather - the worst part of our t= rip was the 35kn beat to

Posted: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 - 10:09

30nm to go - all slow and dull now as we motor into 6kn of headwind. had a lovely time yesterday eve when a pod of (probably common) dolphins came to play on the bow, loving the speedy surfs we were

Posted: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 - 19:27

brilliant day of fast sailing with winds from aft, genoa poled out and did 89nm in last 12 hrs. forecast is for the fun to stop, but meanwhile we're making the best of it - just 110nm to go, but will

Posted: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 - 07:59

seas calmer and wind from behind as predicted. less than 200nm to go. think we're almost out of the adverse current and we've speeded up at last, but probably unlikely we'll get into opua in time to

Posted: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 - 19:21

the wind dropped off this afternoon, so we've been motor-sailing as the seas were too lumpy and the wind too light for our kite. had to re-fuel during a calm patch, wind coming back now and due to

Posted: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 - 08:10

good sailing has continued, but we have the current that we enjoyed whilst going up to new cal against us now, so that is a trifle irritating - although obvious i know. the nights are quite cold

Posted: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 - 08:58

winds have stayed since yesterday morning, the waves are 1 metre or so on the beam, so it's bouncy but we're having a good sail. so hot yesterday we showered outside to cool off in the afternoon

Posted: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 - 19:30

<p>good sailing all day. blue everywhere now, lovely</p>

Posted: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 - 11:57

sailing again after a night of motoring against 1.2kn current so added frustration there. decided to bake some rolls stuffed with sausage, cheese & onion as we're down to the dregs of the noumea

Posted: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 - 19:29

drizzle stopped mid afternoon - along with the wind, so back to motoring in variable winds. waves lumpy now, so not such good speed. hard for the seabirds to fly in these conditions, we've come

Posted: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 - 11:44

grey and drizzly, but seas calm and wind filled in around 0300, enough to sail, so that's good. saw small pod pilot whales yesterday - big black dorsal fins added some colour to the greyness. 154

Posted: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 - 15:20

after much indecision we left today. not a great weather forecast, light winds & fronts, but things not likely to improve for a while so, feeling like a rabbit crossing a motorway, we're underway

Posted: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 - 18:10

checked out today for dept very early on monday. no more fun=2c just checking the weather. need to bake more biscuits and cake=2c the last lot have gone and we're sti= ll in here. think there's a

Posted: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 - 14:45

si just cleaning the hull and prop in preparation for the passage = south.=20 several meals made up already=2c a couple more to go -just in case it's a b= it rough for enjoyable cooking=2c then

Posted: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 - 19:48

back at ilot maitre after a brilliant sail this morning, loads of fish action and feeding birds for entertainment. great windsurfing afternoon for si, and lovely snorkel for me. of course this was

Posted: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 - 16:17

anchored off ile moro. yesterday had amazing paddleboard for 2.5hrs, we circumnavigated 'our' island and ile abu adjacent. they are mushroom shaped with rough jagged rocks around the edges, crowned

Posted: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 - 16:48

making way back to noumea for dept to nz in the next week or so

Posted: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 - 00:00

we are now back to lagoon sailing - just as well as the impact of the waves on friday caused a swage (rigging fitting) to fail. we are just replacing it with a spliced length of spectra rope - lets

Posted: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 - 18:09

much calmer seas and a great 50nm sail today. lovely to watch the seabirds as they ride the wind and skim the waves anchored behind the reef at bourail, watching the surf roll through the pass not

Posted: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 - 15:19

still anchored at in grimault, lovely warm water for swimming, no vis for snorkeling. managed to create a repair to the snapped stanchion using our cockpit table leg. hope wind and waves lessen

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