Category: 2011 New Zealand – Fiji – Vanuatu – New Caledonia to Australia Voyage – Postion

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/20 00:00 LATITUDE: 27-23.19S LONGITUDE: 179-25.73W COURSE: 021T SPEED: 9.2 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 25 WIND_DIR: 118T WAVE_HT: 1.0M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 3.5M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1027.3 TREND: 1 AIR_TEMP: 22.2C SEA_TEMP: 21.1C COMMENT: Beach House – ENROUTE – Savusavu, Fiji. If we can make Minerva before losing light tomorrow, we will try and enter the reef. If not, we may pass. 172 nm today, our best and we are flying. On schedule to due well over 200 nm day for tomorrow. Minerva Reef North is 223 nm to go. We are on the WEST SIDE of the Date line. 1/2 way point to Savusavu.

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/21 00:06 LATITUDE: 29-56.96S LONGITUDE: 179-07.13E COURSE: 024T SPEED: 5.7 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED:26 WIND_DIR: 120T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 2.0M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 100% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1027.3 TREND:-1 AIR_TEMP: 20.0C SEA_TEMP: 22.2C COMMENT: Beach House – ENROUTE – Savusavu, Fiji. Day 3 – 152 nm distance. Just found the \”trades\”. 30 knot squall ESE. 380 nm to North Minerva Reef. 2 Reefs, no headsail till the squall passes. All okay, Kate still finishing up \”Day Skipper Course\”. We\’ll attend sail drive leaky seal in Fiji…somewhere…:) Barometer, choppy and dropping. We\’re abeam to the east, the central Kermedecs. They\’re 100 miles East of us.

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/20 00:24 LATITUDE: 32-15.34S LONGITUDE: 177-56.01E COURSE: 024T SPEED: 7.5 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 15 WIND_DIR: 146T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: SSE SWELL_HT: 2.0M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1025.5 TREND: 1 AIR_TEMP: 18.9C SEA_TEMP: 20.0C COMMENT: Beach House – ENROUTE – Savusavu, Fiji. Full Main & genoa. Beautiful sunny cool day. 533 miles to Minerva Reef, Day 2 run = 160 miles

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/18 01:53 LATITUDE: 36-26.71S LONGITUDE: 175-00.23E COURSE: 045T SPEED: 6.6 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 30 WIND_DIR: 208T WAVE_HT: 1.0M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: S SWELL_HT: 1.0M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 15% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1019.7 AIR_TEMP: 15.6C SEA_TEMP: 17.2C COMMENT: Beach House – ENROUTE – Savusavu, Fiji. Kate napping, staysail no mainsail. Wind up to 35 knots, gusts from astern. Should ease this evening.

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/16 20:40 LATITUDE: 36-37.42S LONGITUDE: 174-47.30E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 15 WIND_DIR: SSW CLOUDS: 90% VISIBILITY: 5 BARO: 1016 AIR_TEMP: 13.3C COMMENT: Beach House – Preparing to depart within 4 hours. Last front to pass by the time we depart.

YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/05/16 20:40 LATITUDE: 36-37.42S LONGITUDE: 174-47.30E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 15 WIND_DIR: SSW CLOUDS: 90% VISIBILITY: 5 BARO: 1016 AIR_TEMP: 13.3C COMMENT: Beach House – Preparing to depart within 4 hours. Last front to pass by the time we depart.

TIME: 2011/05/05 05:14 LATITUDE: 36-37.42S LONGITUDE: 174-47.29E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 5 WIND_DIR: N CLOUDS: 10% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1029 AIR_TEMP: 14.4C COMMENT: Beach House – Docked \”A\” Pier, Gulf Harbour. LOTS of \”boat projects\”….

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