All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. Just arriving at Fairway buoy for Brisbane. Fast finish to trip. Thanks again Patricia and David for support during the trip. You both do a great job.

Wind NNW 15-20 kts Sea 0.71.5 m swell now disappeared off the landll Barometer 1013 Cloud Cover 20% Temperature 17 degC Eric

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. The wind has disappeared again. Currently motoring. Expect wind to fill from the north within next 12 hrs. Still amazing VHF propogation. I talked with Moololobar MRC on VHF 243 miles away and got a weather forecast. Additionally picking up ships with full AIS data over two hundred miles away. The furthest contact was a navaid 404 miles away Wind SW 4-7 kts Sea 0.75m swell Barometer 1015 Cloud Cover 0% beautiful night for stargazing Temperature 18 degC Eric

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. 287 Miles to go. Finally found wind, sometimes a little too much. Amazing VHF Propogation conditions. At 18:00 Australian time heard Moololobar and Hervie Bay MRCC on Ch 16 loud and clear, followed by Hervie Bay on Ch67 giving weather forecast. Distance approx 320 miles Then during the night two AIS contacts, from ships. One 140 miles away, the other 304 miles.

Wind NNE 18-25kts gusting 30 Sea 1.5m swell with lumpy seas on top of swell Barometer 1014 Dropped three points in 8 hrs Cloud Cover 10% Temperature 18 degC (warmer during day but still cool breeze) regards Eric

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. 420 Miles to go. Slow progress during the day due to continued lack of wind. .

Wind N-NE 8-10 kts, Sea slight swell approx 1M 0.2M waves on top of swell.

Barometer 1017.

Cloud Cover 5% Temperature 18 degC (warmer during day but still cool breeze) Eric

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. 651 Miles to go. Slow progress during the day due to lack of wind. .

Wind SE 4-8 kts, Sea slight swell approx 1M 0.2M waves on top of swell.

Barometer 1018.

Cloud Cover 20% Temperature 17 degC (warmer during day but still cool breeze) Eric

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. 651 Miles to go. Slow progress during the day due to lack of wind. Engine failure, now resolved. Sailing on broad reach.

Wind SSE 10-12 kts, Sea slight swell approx 1M 0.3M waves.

Barometer 1018.

Eric

On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. Two persons on board. 720 miles to go. Wind South 4-5 kts Sea Calm.

Barometer 1017 Cloud Cover 5% Motor sailing, heading North of rhumb line looking for more wind. All well on board Eric Govan

returning to Luganville for an outboard engine

Actually 10 miles to go so have beaten the front.

On passage from new Caledonia to Port Vila. 135nm to go so should arrive in the morning prior t the front.

Moored At Anchor in Baie Kuto, Isle de Pins. Waiting wind for Mare then Lifou. Expected departure AM Monday Wind WNW 4-7kts, Sea Smooth Barometer 1015 Steady Sky 30% cloud, clearing At anchor in Baie Kuto, very light winds, expected to fill Sunday PM will depart on Monday AM for Tadine / Mare.

Very poor propogation here, possible to hear Gulf Harbour, but not possible to transmit All well on board.

Eric and David

same again tomorrow so all well on board

on passage from Brisbane to New Cal

Just back from the UK. Finished readying the boat for a trip to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Just need the right weather.