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Saraoni

Sat Nov 28 6:30 2015 NZDT
GPS: 35 18.80173S 174 7.24591E
Run: 79.4nm (143.7km)
Avg: 3.4knts
24hr: 80.6nm

Tied up at the Opua Customs Dock with 10 others. Grey sky and drizzle. Thanks for all the excellent coverage while on passage from Tonga!


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Submitted by Tuatara on Sat, 11/28/2015 - 08:12

CONGRATULATIONS on completing the circumnavigation. We hope to come up to Opua next week..by car so hope to catch up.
Fri Nov 27 6:53 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.4
knts
GPS: 34 15S 174 39E
Run: 115.1nm (208.3km)
Avg: 5.1knts
24hr: 122.8nm
Weather: 4 knots N 0.5m NE swell, 0.5 m Bar 1016 steady

No useful wind so motor sailing. ETA Friday 8 pm in Opua.


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Thu Nov 26 8:23 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5
knts
GPS: 32 48S 175 38E
Run: 36.4nm (65.9km)
Avg: 10.3knts
24hr: 246.8nm
Weather: no wind

176m from Bay of Islands. Eta tomorrow night


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Thu Nov 26 4:51 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.0
knts
GPS: 32 17S 175 45E
Run: 120nm (217.2km)
Avg: 5.9knts
24hr: 141.7nm
Weather: 4 knots ENE, 0.5m E swell, 0.5 m SW swell, clear sky. Bar 1019 steady

ETA Friday pm in Opua. Counter current 1 knot.

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Wed Nov 25 8:31 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.1ms
knts
GPS: 30 44S 176 40E
Run: 21.5nm (38.9km)
Avg: 5.6knts
24hr: 134.3nm
Weather: 8ENE

not far from Saliander


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Wed Nov 25 4:41 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.6
knts
GPS: 30 27S 176 49E
Run: 120.8nm (218.6km)
Avg: 5.4knts
24hr: 130.1nm
Weather: 6 knots ENE, 0.5m E swell, 0.5 m SW swell, clear sky. Bar 1018 steady

ETA Friday pm in Opua. Countercurrent for 12 hour period yesterday of approx. 1 knot.

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Tue Nov 24 6:24 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.7
knts
GPS: 28 52S 177 40E
Run: 84.8nm (153.5km)
Avg: 6.2knts
24hr: 149.3nm
Weather: 4-6 knots E, 1m E swell, scattered clouds. Bar 1017 steady

Heading on the rhumb line motor sailing to Opua. ETA Friday pm. net time report was favourable current at 29S and 177 35E


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Mon Nov 23 16:46 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.7
knts
GPS: 27 46S 178 17E
Run: 51.7nm (93.6km)
Avg: 6.3knts
24hr: 151.6nm
Weather: 4-6 knots E, 1m E swell, few clouds. Bar 1015 steady

Heading on the rhumb line motor sailing to Opua. ETA Friday pm.

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Mon Nov 23 8:34 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.4ms
knts
GPS: 27 02S 178 27E
Run: 125.8nm (227.7km)
Avg: 6.1knts
24hr: 147.4nm
Weather: blue sky, ene6

slow but good progress


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Sun Nov 22 12:06 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.7
knts
GPS: 25 26S 179 25E
Run: 120.8nm (218.6km)
Avg: 6knts
24hr: 143.5nm
Weather: 4-8 knots ENE, 1m E swell, few clouds. Bar 1015 steady

Heading on the rhumb line to Opua. ETA Friday pm.


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Sat Nov 21 15:54 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.7
knts
GPS: 24 00S 179 29W
Run: 44.1nm (79.8km)
Avg: 4.4knts
24hr: 106.6nm
Weather: 14-22 knots ESE, 2-2.5 ESE swell, scattered clouds

Too uncomfortable to head on the thumb line. Awaiting E to ENE before adjusting course.

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Sat Nov 21 5:58 2015 NZDT
Speed:
0
knts
GPS: 23 39S 178 54W
Run: 11.5nm (20.8km)
Weather: 15-20 knots ESE, clearing skies

Departing North Minerva this morning with the plan to steer on the thumb line for Opua unless weather forecast changes. We intend to motor if our speed drops below 5.5 knots. ETA 27th.November.


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Fri Nov 20 15:18 2015 NZDT
Speed:
0
knts
GPS: 23 49S 178 54W
Run: 11.5nm (20.8km)
Weather: 30 knots ESE, 50 cm chop, 100℅ cloud cover, raining.

Anchored at North Minerva with 4 other yachts. No beach bonfire tonight.


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Fri Nov 20 6:10 2015 NZDT
Speed:
0
knts
GPS: 23 39S 178 54W
Weather: 16 knots ENE , no swell behind reef, overcast/showers

Anchored at North Minerva with 4 yachts.ETD Opua, NZ tomorrow.


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Thu Nov 19 15:36 2015 NZDT
Speed:
0
knts
GPS: 23 39S 178 54W
Run: 1nm (1.8km)
Weather: 2 knots ENE , 1 m SW swell, overcast

Anchored at North Minerva with 4 yachts and kngsize crayfish.

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Thu Nov 19 8:21 2015 NZDT
GPS: 23 39.721S 178 54.59W
Run: 22.8nm (41.3km)
Weather: bit of NW wind but flat seas and slightly o/c

5 boats there


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Wed Nov 18 6:08 2015 NZDT
Speed:
0
knts
GPS: 23 20S 178 56W
Weather: 6 knots NE , 2 m SW swell mostly clear skies

Anchored at North Minerva with 4 other yachts.

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Mon Nov 16 15:17 2015 NZDT
Speed:
0
knts
GPS: 23 20S 178 56W
Run: 69.3nm (125.4km)
Avg: 4.4knts
24hr: 106nm
Weather: 13 knots E , 2 m SW swell mostly clear skies

Anchored at North Minerva with 7 yachts.


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Sun Nov 15 23:36 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.7
knts
GPS: 22 56S 177 56W
Run: 120nm (217.2km)
Avg: 6.1knts
24hr: 145.7nm
Weather: 13-18 knots SE , 2 m SW swell

68 miles to North Minerva. Will check weather at Minerva before carrying on.

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Sun Nov 15 3:50 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.4
knts
GPS: 21 51S 176 28W
Run: 90.6nm (164km)
Avg: 6knts
24hr: 145nm
Weather: 14-20 knots S, some cloud, 1.5 m SE swell

On passage to Opua via North Minerva. Will check weather at Minerva before carrying on.


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Sat Nov 14 12:50 2015 NZDT
Speed:
5.4
knts
GPS: 21 03S 175 21W
Run: 13.2nm (23.9km)
Avg: 3.2knts
24hr: 76.2nm
Weather: 8-10 knots S, sunny, 1 m SW swell

On passage to Opua via North Minerva. Will check weather at Minerva before carrying on.

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Sat Nov 14 8:40 2015 NZDT
GPS: 21 07.5126s 175 09.6931w
Run: 1.5nm (2.7km)

leaving today for Minerva Reef


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Fri Nov 13 10:11 2015 NZDT
Speed:
0
knts
GPS: 21 08S 175 11W
Weather: 5 knots S, partly cloudy

Anchored at Big Mamas off Nuku'alofa. Had a small repair to do on engine water cooling system. Now ready to depart for NZ but weather is not looking good late next week. Prob leave for Minerva tomorrow (sat).

8 yachts here including Macushla heading to NZ. This morning 7 yachts in Minerva including Silver Fern and Rhombus. Helios and Peregrine left Tongatapu 2 days ago for NZ. There are others enroute too. Some yachts said they have not been able to get sailmail messages through for emails and weather. It seems the Nuie station has been down. Also there is a lot of interference on the ssb here.

Can't wait to get to NZ.

Thanks for your coverage.

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Thu Nov 5 15:56 2015 NZDT
Speed:
0
knts
GPS: 21 08S 175 11W
Run: 30.4nm (55km)
Weather: 5-8 knots N, partly cloudy

In small boat harbor, Nuku'alofa. 20 other boats nearby waiting for pesky sub tropical low and associated SW winds to go away before heading to NZ.

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Sun Oct 25 12:41 2015 NZDT
Speed:
6
knts
GPS: 20 43S 175 02W
Run: 96.2nm (174.1km)
Weather: 5-8 knots E, sunny, 0.5 m E swell

On passage from Ha'apai group toTongatapu. One of many boats heading for NZ in the next 2 weeks. 15 at Nuku'alofa at the moment and 3 at North Minerva reef.

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Sun Oct 25 8:52 2015 NZDT
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30m NW Tongatapu where they are headed with their really hard to hear radio!


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Tue Oct 20 14:13 2015 NZDT
Speed:
6
knts
GPS: 19 31S 174 17W
Run: 245.2nm (443.8km)
Avg: 4.9knts
24hr: 117.6nm
Weather: 5-8 knots E, sunny, 1 m WE swell

On passage from Vava'u to Ha'pai group in Tonga. One of many boats heading for NZ in the next 2 weeks. We have just entered our 10 th. year of a circumnavigation leaving NZ in 2006.

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Sun Oct 18 12:09 2015 NZDT
GPS: 17 21.08026S 171 19.24805W
Run: 196.8nm (356.2km)

Leaving Neafu on the 19th for Ha'pai group.


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Mon Sep 28 16:54 2015 NZDT
GPS: 18 39.24606S 173 58.97954W
Run: 113.7nm (205.8km)

On a mooring in Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga


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Fri Sep 25 8:44 2015 NZST
GPS: 17 18S 173 00W
Run: 2328.5nm (4214.6km)
Avg: 2.6knts
24hr: 61.5nm

heading to Neiafu Tonga


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Tue Aug 18 11:21 2015 NZST
GPS: 16 30S 151 45E

Preparing to cross to Tonga


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Tue Aug 18 11:21 2015 NZST
GPS: 16 30S 151 45E

Preparing to cross to Tonga


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