Monthly Archives: November 2010

Last Day of Passage, First Day (so far) in NZ

A lot had happened since yesterday morning. The wind remained fairly light for our last 12 hours in requiring us to motor sail for most of it but we did cut off the engine when we could. We wanted to … Continue reading

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We’ve Arrived

We’re now tied up to the customs dock in Opua. INSERT_MAP Bloody Hell!!!! We’ve crossed the Pacific Ocean.

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Day 7 – Nearly There

Another calm day. The Code Zero stayed up all day and we alternated sailing and motor sailing as the wind built and faded. Excitement is building as we’re within a day of New Zealand. We all had good long showers … Continue reading

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Day 6 – Colder

We plod on. The wind has lightened further and moved more to the north east. That has enabled/required us to hoist the Code Zero. As we’d furled it badly last time it was a bit of an effort to raise … Continue reading

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Day 5 – Blue Skies

A very relaxing days sail. The skies were blue and the wind/seas continued to abate. We were treated to gentle sailing across light seas under a 100% blue sky. Beautiful. The only downside was the wind was closer than I … Continue reading

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