Category: 2010 Oct Positions

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2010/10/20 01:04
LATITUDE: 32-10.84S
LONGITUDE: 175-34.66E
COURSE: 201T
SPEED: 5.6
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 14
WIND_DIR: 250T
WAVE_HT: 0.2M
WAVE_PER: 8
SWELL_DIR: SW
SWELL_HT: 2.7M
SWELL_PER: 8
CLOUDS: 80%
VISIBILITY: 20
BARO: 1015.3
TREND: -1
AIR_TEMP: 19.4C
SEA_TEMP: 18.9C
COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Tonga to Opua, NZ (189 nm to go) – 144 nm mile run last 24. IF wx cooperates, less than 48 hrs to go.

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2010/10/19 01:02
LATITUDE: 29-55.85S
LONGITUDE: 176-37.20E
COURSE: 200T
SPEED: 5.1
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 9
WIND_DIR: 171T
WAVE_HT: 0.2M
WAVE_PER: 8
SWELL_DIR: SSW
SWELL_HT: 3.0M
SWELL_PER: 8
CLOUDS: 30%
VISIBILITY: 20
BARO: 1019.2
TREND: -1
AIR_TEMP: 21.7C
SEA_TEMP: 20.0C
COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Tonga – Opua, NZ, Motoring one engine, para anchor ready 335nm to go (straight line)

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2010/10/18 02:13
LATITUDE: 28-56.26S
LONGITUDE: 178-55.42E
COURSE: 221T
SPEED: 5.7
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 10
WIND_DIR: 320T
WAVE_HT: 0.5M
WAVE_PER: 7
SWELL_DIR: NNW
SWELL_HT: 2.0M
SWELL_PER: 10
CLOUDS: 75%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1014.5
TREND: -1
AIR_TEMP: 26.7C
SEA_TEMP: 21.1C
COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Tonga – Opua, NZ – Expecting Cold Front Passage tonight or early tomorrow – 454 miles to go

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2010/10/17 03:26
LATITUDE: 27-11.07S
LONGITUDE: 179-33.65W
COURSE: 211T
SPEED: 6.6
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 6
WIND_DIR: 086T
WAVE_HT: 0.0M
WAVE_PER: 0
SWELL_DIR: E
SWELL_HT: 1.5M
SWELL_PER: 9
CLOUDS: 10%
VISIBILITY: 20
BARO: 1013.7
TREND: -1
AIR_TEMP: 25.0C
SEA_TEMP: 21.7C
COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Tonga – Opua, NZ (one motor, then the other). High Pressure like a lake out here.
Almost 1/2 way, 580 nautical miles to go. Made YOGHURT!…YUM!

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2010/10/16 01:15
LATITUDE: 24-56.77S
LONGITUDE: 178-00.52W
COURSE: 213T
SPEED: 8.7
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 16
WIND_DIR: 118T
WAVE_HT: 1.0M
WAVE_PER: 6
SWELL_DIR: E
SWELL_HT: 2.0M
SWELL_PER: 6
CLOUDS: 100%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1014
TREND: -1
AIR_TEMP: 23.3C
SEA_TEMP: 23.9C
COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Tonga – Opua, NZ, Sailing one reef, staysail – about 1/4th the way. 155 nm last 24 hours.

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2010/10/15 01:03
LATITUDE: 22-43.43S
LONGITUDE: 176-34.68W
COURSE: 211T
SPEED: 6.0
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 7
WIND_DIR: 074T
WAVE_HT: 0.0M
WAVE_PER: 0
SWELL_DIR: S
SWELL_HT: 2.5M
SWELL_PER: 10
CLOUDS: 100%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1016
TREND: -1
AIR_TEMP: 22.2C
SEA_TEMP: 23.9C
COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Tonga – Opua, NZ – 119 NM/24 hour run, motor sailing – 885 nm to go

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2010/10/14 01:41
LATITUDE: 21-21.34S
LONGITUDE: 175-08.65W
COURSE: 214T
SPEED: 5.2
MARINE: YES
WIND_SPEED: 5
WIND_DIR: 232T
WAVE_HT: 0.0M
WAVE_PER: 0
SWELL_DIR: S
SWELL_HT: 3.2M
SWELL_PER: 10
CLOUDS: 90%
VISIBILITY: 10
BARO: 1013.2
TREND: 1
AIR_TEMP: 27.2C
SEA_TEMP: 25.0C
COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Opua, New Zealand – motoring, no wind

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2010/10/13 18:48
LATITUDE: 21-07.88S
LONGITUDE: 175-11.35W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 12
WIND_DIR: 351T
CLOUDS: 100%
VISIBILITY: 5
BARO: 1014.2
TREND: 1
AIR_TEMP: 23.9C
COMMENT: Beach House – Anchored – Nuka\’alofa – Tonga – preparing to leave before mid day

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2010/10/05 19:58
LATITUDE: 21-07.52S
LONGITUDE: 175-09.71W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 10
WIND_DIR: 134T
CLOUDS: 40%
VISIBILITY: 20
BARO: 1014.4
TREND: 1
AIR_TEMP: 26.1C
COMMENT: Beach House – Anchored – Pangaimotu Island – Tonga – Weather Window Closed….Sitting

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2010/10/03 02:46
LATITUDE: 21-07.53S
LONGITUDE: 175-09.70W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 3
WIND_DIR: 072T
CLOUDS: 50%
VISIBILITY: 20
BARO: 1015.1
TREND: -1
AIR_TEMP: 33.3C
COMMENT: Beach House – Anchored – Pangaimotu Island – Nukualofa – Tonga – Leaving for NZ in 4-10 days via Minerva Reefs….Watching Weather