A-TRAIN

A-TRAIN is a Sundeer60 crewed by owners Gwen and Russ Hobbs

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Posted: Sun, 14 Aug 2016 - 12:15

Underway Tonga, 22 49 S - 176 48 W. After a very light night, the SE has arrived 12-20 moving well now. Should be in tomorrow. A little more to this windy stuff, actually have to pay attention

Posted: Sun, 14 Aug 2016 - 02:39

Underway Tonga, 23 34 S - 178 28 W. Wind sill light now finally SE quadrant, subtle reaching, tickling her along at times ghosting and only the surfs down swell, which is also in our favor finally

Posted: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 - 14:33

Underway Tonga, 24 18 S - 178 01 W. Wind sill light and from behind, jibing down wind, very slowly. Meat line is out and we are hoping for tuna! Main radar display at nav stn went dark and it

Posted: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 - 07:37

progress a bit slow for them but very pleasant sailing.

Posted: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 - 06:39

Underway Tonga, 24 57 S - 178 23 W. Wind gone light and from behind, jibing down wind, very slowly.

Posted: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 - 06:39

Underway Tonga, 25 16 S - 178 43 W. Wind gone light and from behind, jibing down wind, very slowly. I guess relaxed sailing is not so bad once you accept the pace. We are used to moving much faster

Posted: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 - 01:33

Underway Tonga, 25 16 S - 178 43 W. Wind gone light and from behind, jibing down wind, very slowly. I guess relaxed sailing is not so bad once you accept the pace. We are used to moving much faster

Posted: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 - 14:09

Underway Tonga, 25648 S - 179 37 W. Wind gone light and from behind, jibing down wind, very slowly. Need to save fuel for last leg and arrival. Looks like a slow couple of days coming up. AGOB!

Posted: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 - 07:39

all is well

Posted: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 - 06:33

Underway Tonga, 26 30 S - 179 55 W. It was a light wind night with a crappy wind/swell combination. This morning shows squalls all around. AGOB!

Posted: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 - 18:30

Underway Tonga, 27 38 S - 179 36 E. NW filled in really well like David said it would, steady 18 for hours now switching SW. Made some good tracks, 11.4 top speed on surfs, nite watch coming up

Posted: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 - 07:35

all well

Posted: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 - 06:39

Underway Tonga, 28 52 S - 178 48 E Motor sailing in light winds,less squally now. sunrise this local, 640 am. Pushing a little to reach Tonga but might just shut engine down and sail a bit if we see

Posted: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 - 16:45

Underway Tonga, 30 20 S - 177 45 E Motor sailing in light winds, still a little sloppy but less crash bang repeat, definitely getting warmer, last squall had 24 kts WSW. Going to pay, yes PAY a

Posted: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 - 05:51

Underway Tonga wind never came W of N NE until just now, 1700 UTC ,been on the nose since departing, squally and sloppy cond with a good light show. Sea 2M but from all over the map, every once in a

Posted: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 - 18:00

Underway NZ to Tonga, Headwinds from every point of sail and a dirty sloppy sea with 5-7 kts all over the map, motorsailing, headed for 30S and organized conditions,,we hope. No wind and crap seas

Posted: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 - 00:48

Underway NZ to Tonga, departed noon today, Aug 8 with Carmina, Spirare and Tiger,,,guess who pulled away,,not us.. Tiger did a horizon job on us all. All good, lost a reef line out of the boom so

Posted: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 - 06:39

Today is the day! 4 yachts departing Marsden Cove today, should be the last of the flock, GHR will be glad to see the back of us,,,for now!

Posted: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 - 08:43

Still in Whangarei, still looking for a suitable window, may have to look a little harder, visas are getting close to expiring. Steve and Linda Dashew were over for a visit a week ago, in town to

Posted: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 - 19:29

And still we wait! Has not been a suitable window for us yet. May have gone on one or two openings by they provided for a glimpse of decent conditions then a heap of crap. Window? More like a peep

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