Monthly Archives: November 2014

More wind, but with rain…Days 6 and 7 to New Zealand

By B.J. | Published November 10, 2014

Well, as the saying goes ?Be careful what you ask for?? We’ve got more wind, which is good as we’re sailing again. But though it is strong (twenty knots or so) the direction is?inconvenient, and it is accompanied by a lot of overcast conditions, cool air and heavy rain. We’ve Read On..

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Small Wind, Big Fish – Day 5 to New Zealand

By B.J. | Published November 9, 2014

Well the wind is basically gone. Last night we decided around 2:00 a.m. that the wind was so light we were just banging the gear around and not moving very fast, so we fired up the engine. When the wind gets light the sails don’t stay full. The rolls from Read On..

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Passing Rarotonga – Day Four to New Zealand

By B.J. | Published November 8, 2014

Beautiful weather and conditions today, sunny with wind on the beam. Our noon to noon distance was just shy of 200 miles ? 198.1 miles. This evening after dinner as the sun was setting we spotted Rarotonga in the distance. A straight line course from Tahiti to New Zealand passes Read On..

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Day Three to NZ – Good Weather and Wind!

By B.J. | Published November 6, 2014

I’m a little fuzzy on how exactly to count these days – is our first “Day” our first day on the water that we left (Tuesday) or our first complete day after 24 hours on the boat? I’m not going to belabor the point with technicalities – Day 1 was Read On..

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First Day to New Zealand

By B.J. | Published November 6, 2014

The Trip so Far Well, we’ve been under way for more than twenty four hours and so far all is well. We ran the generator successfully to recharge the batteries, which is huge, and we’re moving along under sail power with only minimal motoring done so far. On leaving Tahiti Read On..

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