Sweetwaters
Avg: 6.3knts
24hr: 150nm
Smelling the barn so get the welcome hug ready Michelle. 45nm to Tauaranga with eta 1700
Avg: 7.9knts
24hr: 190.4nm
Sat phone now back in action. AWOB
Avg: 7.4knts
24hr: 176.6nm
All well, temporary fix on Backstay, sailing ok although rough. Planned route is to head a bit towards north cape and then south towards Tauranga. ETA approx Saturday / Sunday all going well.
Avg: 5.7knts
24hr: 137.5nm
on their way again. left Raoul yesterday morning
will leave Raoul within a couple of days when repairs complete for passage making.
Avg: 4.3knts
24hr: 103.8nm
Raoul island at anchor to sort out a few issues. Incl backstay. Calmer tomorrow
Avg: 7.2knts
24hr: 173nm
Hove to. Has a bit of weather to deal with. After the front will get sw but when that clears the wind will be more favourable
Avg: 12knts
24hr: 288.3nm
all sounds good. Lance came through really clearly today. A bit of weather ahead.
decided to deal with the weather and on their way home
In Minerva heading south when the winds change probably next week.
Avg: 4knts
24hr: 94.8nm
On mooring at beluga dive club arrived 11pm last night cleared customs 0900 this morning had a great passage, looking forward to the first good nights sleep but only after a local meal with a few beverages.
Avg: 7.4knts
24hr: 178.1nm
all well, nearing the end.
Avg: 7.1knts
24hr: 169.7nm
Left N Minerva yesterday and on their way to Vavauu.
Avg: 3.2knts
24hr: 77.7nm
4 boats in N Minerva. Two have been there for a week. One is going onto Fiji - the others to Tonga
Avg: 7.1knts
24hr: 170.2nm
all well on board. great radio. Lance booms in.
Avg: 46.1knts
24hr: 1107.2nm
eta in about 40 hrs - so Sunday. There are about 3 boats there in N Minerva at the moment
Avg: 55.8knts
24hr: 1340.3nm
all well. Have had a lot of motor sailing and looking forward to wind picking up. great radio signal today. Sadly that meant the chinese fisherman are coming in too.
Avg: 6.9knts
24hr: 165.5nm
heading 006T at 6.2kts motorsailing wind 203 at 8kts sea slight, everyone looking forward to some warm weather still in tracky's and jumpers
Avg: 6.9knts
24hr: 164.9nm
had a good night averaging 6.5 kts with a nice sw wind of about 16kts. This morning we are heading 002 T at 7.1kts have 18kts from the sw 1.5mtr swell from the wnw 50% cloud cover and 1010 on the bar , hope our wind holds out for another day or so, looking forward to some warmer days.
Left Tauranga 10:00 hrs under motor heading 010T at 7.0kts for Minerva reef wind variable 8kts sea slight nth swell 1mtr clear overhead 1005 on the bar hoping to pick up a bit of breeze late tonight.
Loading up today Tauranga , clearing customs tomorrow 0900 for the kingdom of Tonga yahoo here we go
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