Category Archives: At Sea

Day 2 – Challenging Passage

On day 2 the wind picked up to the mid 20s and we made good time. For a while it looked like we had a good chance of making Opua next Wednesday. With reefs in the sails and with regeneration … Continue reading

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Passage to New Zealand – Day 1

We’ve had an encouraging start to this passage. The winds, as predicted, did shift around enough for us to not only gain the rhumb line but to also let out the sails for a more comfortable ride. Overnight the swell, … Continue reading

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At sea

At 7am this morning we raised our anchor and were off. Inside the Tongatapu the winds were light so we gave the genset a final test to get us going. At 7:30 the systems were all switched off so I … Continue reading

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Arrived in Ha’ano

During the morning I visited Scream to lend Darusha my eBook where I had made annotations on her book. She is a science fiction writer and I’ve just finished reading her three books, the final one that she’s only just … Continue reading

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Half way to Tonga

With only the head sail out we’re making about the right amount of time to get to Tonga on Wednesday. Last night was a little concerning as we ended up tucked in behind a line of thunderstorms which seemed to … Continue reading

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