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Around Cape Palliser

Sailing past Flat Point. Gorgeous conditions.

Past Cape Turnagain.Can see Castlepoint light casting over the horizon.

Underway from Napier, bound for Wellington

11 miles off Napier

11 miles from Napier

Off Tolaga Bay. Photo shows Cooks Cove where they parked for a bit.

Motoring through a millpond. Very welcome calm after a sporty run from Cape Runaway to East Cape

Powering across toward Mayor Island

Freshly antifouled and sailing tomorrow from Whangamata bound for Napier then Wellington. Full family crew of Josh, Fiona, Lucy and Sylvie.

Safely in Whangamata. Boat is going to live here for a month or so.

Lunch break at Slipper Island

A stunning day at Great Mercury Island. Finally found a crayfish after three weeks aboard.

A gorgeous day in Colville Channel.

Motoring through slightly lumpy sea. Bound for Port Abercrombie. 4 POB.

A long day from Whangamumu to Whangarei harbour with a nice view of poor knights islands.

Sailing for Whangarei harbour.

Off Cape Karikari. Hi Michel and Jane perhaps you can see our light? Carrying on through to Whangarei tomorrow.

ETA early friday morning in Opua but the winds look good for possibly getting to Marsden/Whangarei before the heavy wx comes. We will know by this time tomorrow!

Sailing at 6 knots. 200 nm off opua. Eta midnight Thursday.

May go into Opua depending on weather. they have made good progress but the weather comes!

Approx 340 nm from Opua. Eta Friday.

eta friday night but Josh may decide to crack the whip

Report from Peter at Maritime Radio at 1838 last night.

Currently 55nm sse from Amadee light. left 6pm last evening.There will be no report for 2 days as GHRadio is away. I may get a report from Maritime in which case i will pop it in. They are at 0800627 48 463 and are happy to give position reports to family.

Clearing process this morning in Noumea then departing this afternoon. It takes a while to walk to Customs, then Immigration, then a long walk around the waterfront past the Maritime Museum, to get to the port captain for the final sign off.

Anchored at Tiare. Squeezed in a final surf at Tenia this morning then beat into 20-25 knot headwinds all afternoon to shakedown the two new crew. This anchorage is a bit rolly in SE conditions it transpires, I would prefer to be just around the headland back in La Guerre or Baie Maa.

Anchored beside Ducos Island, two new crew collected from airport, embarked MD at Ouenghi.

Quietly anchored adjacent the Rapaki in Port Laguerre. Done some offshore prep jobs and enjoying a beer with Pete.