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01-04-06 2330         295 16-17     50 1010   Left Opua Marina to cruise Bay of Islands
01-05-06 0130 35º14’S 174º12’E     320 4-9     100 1010   CQR in 38′ sand @ Pipi Bay, Mokurua Isl
  2230                       Left Mokurua Isl for ?
01-06-06 0100 35º14’S 174º04’E     210 10-15     25 1016   CQR in 19′ sand @ Onewhero Bay, N Isl
  2345                 10 1023   Left Onewhero Bay for Rangihoua Bay
01-07-06 0130 35º10’S 174º06’E     350 7-10     5 1022 -1 CQR in 25′ mud @ Rangihou Bay
01-09-06 2230         100 9-10     15 1023   Left Rangihou Bay for Urupukapuka Isl
01-10-06 0015 35º13’S 174º13’E     60-100 10-12     75 1023   CQR in 15′ sand @ Otiao Bay on Uru..Isl
01-11-06 2015                 10 1018   Left Urupukapuka for Whangaruru Bay
  2230 35º12’S 174º21’E 138 5.4 050 2-6 E <1 25 1018   Cleared Cape Brett ~1/2 hr ago.  Mtrslng
01-12-06 0100 35º23’S 174º21’E         E 1       CQR in 18′ sand/mud @ Oakura Bay
  0115                       Too rolly – Moving inside Whangaruru Hbr
  0140 35º22’S 174º21’E     340 6-7     50 1018   CQR in 12′ mud/grass in Purir Bay
01-13-06 1955         094 3     100 1012   Left Purir Bay for Poor Knights Islands
  2330 35º29’S 174º43’E   2-4 NNW 2-6 E <1 25 1012   PK Isls too deep to anchor – Motoring
01-14-06 -330 35º37’S 174º32’E             75 1012   Arrived Tutukaka Marina
01-16-06 2000     118 4.6 155 18-20 ESE 1 50 1018   Left Tutukaka for Kawau Island
01-17-06 0010 35º53’S 174º41’E 175 7.1 110 6-7 ESE <1 <5 1019 +1 Between Bream Head & Hen/Chickens
  0415 36º17’S 174º50’E 139 6.7 045 8 ESE <1 <5 1018 -1 Off Cape Rodney
  0600 36º26’S 174º49’E                   CQR in 30′ sand/mud @ Mansion Hs Bay
01-20-06 2115                 20 1023   Left Kawau Island for Auckland
  2215 36º30’S 174º49’E 140 5.5 034 13-15 E 1 20 1023   Motuora Island off starboard beam
01-21-06 0215 36º50’S 174º45’E             10 1021 -2 Arrived Westhaven Marina in Auckland, NZ
04-29-06           165 4.5     10 1002   Leaving Westhaven to begin northward trek
  2300 36º39’S 174º52’E 353 7.0 185 3-4 0   5 1003 +1 Motoring
04-30-06 0322 36º08’S 174º49’E 353 6.4     S 1 5 1003   Motoring.  Approaching Hen & Chickens
  0500 35º57’S 174º46’E 334 6 188 8.5 W 1 5 1003   Beam reach full main & #2. Taranga to port
  0540 35º54’S 174º44’E     196 8 SW 1 5 1003   CQR in 29′ @ Lady Alice Isl (chicken)
  1900         153 7     10 1005   Left Lady Alice Isl for Opua, Bay of Isl
  2200 35º37’S 174º35’E 344 7.5 154 10 NW 1.5 10 1006 +1 Motorsailing w full main & #2 jib
05-01-06 0500 35º19’S 174º07’E     var 1+     10 1005 -1 Arrived Opua Marina
05-16-06 0000         250 6     50 1013   Left Opua for Suva, Fiji
  0300 35º02’S 174º10’E 341 7.6 232 18 SW 2 25 1012 -1 Single-reefed main, staysail, 50% #2 jib
  0625 34º40’S 174º09’E 344 7.7 215 17 SSW 2 50 1014 +2 Same sails.  Rolly seas.  Light rain/mist.
05-17-06 0525 32º47’S 174º33’E 034 5.4 111 14 SSW 3 50 1016 +2 Stbd tack w same sails.  Squalls nearby.
  2208 31º32’S 175º16’E 010 5.3 114 7 SE 3 80 1020 +4 Light winds.  Slow progress.  Air warmer.
05-18-06 0704 30º44’S 175º33’E 353 5.0 136 10 E 2-3 25 1020   Full main, staysail, & #2 jib.  Beautiful sail.
  1355 30º11’S 175º42’E 007 5.5 115 9.8 E 1-2 25 1021 +1 Boat seen ~5 mi off @ 280º.  Radio contact
05-19-06 0008 29º10’S 175º53’E 352 7.6 099 17 E 2-3 20 1022 +1 Dbl-reefed main, staysail, 50% #2 jib
  0230 28º53’S 175º56’E 356 6.2 103 16 E 2-3 50 1020 -2 Ship 5-6 mi off @ 90º.  No contact.
  1157 27º58’S 175º57’E 328 6 086 17 E 3-4 20 1021 +1 Dbl-reefed main, staysail, 10% #2 jib
05-20-06 0123 26º42’S 175º56’E 339 6 100 18 E 4-5 20 1018 -3 Rolly seas abating.
  1040 25º48’S 175º58’E 340 5.4 073 21 E 2-4   1019 +1 SV Optimum Trust 1.5 mi off port bow
  2200 25º52’S 176º13’E 024 6.6 052 23 E 2-4 50 1019   Same sails.  Regaining some easting.
05-21-06 0900 23º56’S 176º37’E 010 6.3 086 14 E 1-2 10 1017 -2 Sgl-reefed main, stysl, #2.  Nice sailing.
05-22-06 0430 22º15’S 176º46’E 348 6.5 083 11 E 2 25 1014 -3 Full main, stysl, & #2.  Back in the tropics!
  2045 20º48’S 177º25’E 005 6.5 135 16 E 2-5 50 1017 +3 Same sails
05-23-06 0445 19º58’S 177º38’E 352 6.0 105 16 E 5-6 70 1014 -3 Single reef in main
  2113 18º27’S 178º14’E 019 4.6 067 16 E 2-3 70 1016 +2 Beqa few miles to port.  Approaching Suva.
05-24-06 0200 18º07’S 178º25’E     071 18     100 1017 +1 CQR in 60′ mud in Suva Harbor, Fiji
06-07-06 0145         090 7-10     25 1016   Left Suva for Nukulau Isl – inside reef
  0455 18º13’S 178º31’E 175 5.3 096 7 E 1-2 25 1016   Left Nukulau Prison for Kadavu Island
  1650 18º52’S 178º23’E 220 <.5 102 6 E 1 10 1016   Hove to outside Kavala Bay, Kadavu
  2210 18º52’S 178º24’E 148 5.8 080 13 E 1 25 1019 +3 Sailing toward Kavala Bay
  2345 18º59’S 178º25’E     114 6     25 1018 -1 CQR in 20′ sand @ Kavala Bay, Kadavu, Fiji
06-20-06 2310     115 7         50 1013   Left Kavala Bay for Matasawalevu
06-21-06 0200 19º00’S 178º29’E     099 2     50 1012 -1 CQR in 75′ mud in Matasawalevu Bay
06-22-06 2245         156 1-2     75 1014   Leaving Matasawalevu Bay for Totoya
  2320 19º01’S 178º30’E 076 5 162 3.5 E 1 75 1014   Cleared Naigoro Pass – motorsailing
06-23-06 0215 19º00’S 178º45’E 083 5 208 6.1 SE 2 90 1011 -3 Few squalls.  Full main & #2 jib.
  0335 19º01’S 178º50’E 087 4.5 139 3 SE 1-2 90 1012 +1 Motorsailing.  Learjet to port.
  0900 19º00’S 178º20’E 059 5.5 164 12.6 SE 1-2 50 1014 +2 Full main & #2 jib
  2215 18º57’S 179º53’W     220 S     100 1015 +1 CQR in 50′ sand in Herald Sound, Totoya
06-24-06 0200 18º57’S 179º49’W     198 8-9     100 1013 -2 CQR in 60′ mud in Totoya Harbor
07-01-06 2100         155 10-12 S 1-2 25 1014   Leaving Totoya Harbor for north shore
07-02-06 0200 18º55’S 179º51’W     150 6     10 1014   CQR in 35′ sand @ Navu Bay, Totoya
07-03-06 0100                       Left Navu Bay for Vagava Bay, Totoya
  0145 18º56’S 179º50’W             10     CQR in 30′ sand @ Vagava Bay, Totoya
07-04-06 0020         080 16 NE 1-2 20 1015   Leaving Vagava Bay for ?
  0330   179º50’W     052 5 NE 1 75 1014 -1 Returned to Vagava Bay
  2200         037 14 NNE 1 80 1013   Leaving Totoya for Moala
  2300 18º56’S 179º52’W     028 10 N <1 80 1013   Diverted to Lawakilevu Bay to meet Learjet
07-05-06 1930                       Leaving Totoya (again) for Moala
  2030 18º56’S 179º55’W 335 6.3 210 13 W 2 75 1014   Cleared Naivaka Pass, Single reef & #2 jib
07-06-06 0100 18º37’S 179º54’E     222 14     98 1013 -1 CQR in 48′ mud @ Moala
07-17-06 2320         143 10     50 1013   Leaving Moala for Kadavu
07-18-06 0015 18º36’S 179º57’E 127 4 137 17-18 SE 2-3 50 1012 -1 Cleared Boat Pass – rough
  0320 18º36’S 179º44’E 258 5.7 177 12 SE 1-2 50 1012   Single reef, staysail, 50% #2 jib
  0750 18º50’S 179º17’E 253 5.2 140 10-11 S 2   1013 +1 Same sails.  Rolly cross swell.
  2100 19º00’S 178º29’E     078 5-6     100 1015 +2 CQR in 73′ mud @ Matasawalevu
07-24-06 2330         080 9     95 1020   Leaving Matasawalevu fpr Kavala Bay
07-25-06 0130 18º59’S 178º25’E     135 8     75 1019 -1 CQR in 30′ mud @ Kavala Bay
  2140         100 7-8     50 1019   Leaving Kavala Bay for Namalata Reefs
  2230 18º55’S 178º22’E 270 6.3 102 18 E 1 50 1019   Short chop – sloppy.  50% #2 jib.
07-26-06 0140 19º00’S 178º09’E     162 9     25 1017 -2 CQR in 20′ sand @ Drue, Namalata Reefs
08-03-06 1945                       Leaving Kadavu for Vatulele
  2055 18º57’S 178º06’E 313 6.4 058 12 N 2 10 1017   Single reef, 50% #2 jib, staysail
08-04-06 0050 18º37’S 177º47’E 300 6.5 063 18-20 NE 3 50 1013 -4 Cakau Lekaleka to port.  Dbl reefed
  0345 18º29’S 177º39’E     091 18     20 1012 -1 CQR in 15′ sand @ Vatulele
08-05-06 2140 18º28’S 177º38’E 306 6 047 16 ENE 3 50 1012   Cleared Lee Passage out of Vatulele
08-06-06 0222 18º06’S 177º17’E 299 6.5 119 10 SSE 1 20 1010 -2 Off SW corner of Viti Levu.  Beautiful sail
  0520 17º55’S 177º16’E     242 4     40 1010   CQR in 33′ sand in Momi Bay, Viti Levu
  2100                       Leaving Momi Bay for Vuda Point
08-07-06 0030 17º41’S 177º23’E     022 4-5     20 1010   Tied up in Vuda Point Marina
08-19-06 2340         280 6     10 1016   Leaving Vuda Point for Waya
8-20-06 0000 17º41’S 177º07’E     328 12           Wind on nose – motoring
  0400 17º19’S 177º07’E     272 6     20 1012 -4 CQR in 50′ sand @ Yalobi Bay, Waya
08-21-06 2030         168 15 SE 2 10 1014   Leaving Yalobi Bay
  2200 17º13’S 177º06’E 018 5 166 5 S 1 10 1015 +1 N of Waya.  Motorsailing
08-22-06 0254 16º52’S 177º25’E 042 6 065 4.5 S 1 30 1013 -2 Approaching N end of Nacula
  0340 16º51’S 177º28’E     072 4     50 1012 -1 CQR in 30′ sand @ Sewa-I-Lau
08-27-06 2130         090 14 ENE 1 20 1015   Leaving Sewa-I-Lau
  2300 16º54’S 177º20’E 212 5.1 136 10.5 SW <1 20 1016 +1 Off Tavewa Island
08-28-06 0130 17º05’S 177º17’E     316 3-4     10 1015 -1 CQR in 32′ sand @ Naviti Island
08-30-06 2015         140 10     10 1015   Leaving Naviti Island
  2115 17º03’S 177º15’E 222 6.4 130 9 S 1 10 1015   Full main & #2 jib.  Motorsailing
08-31-06 0230 17º27’S 177º03’E     150 13     10 1013 -2 CQR in 70′ sand/mud @ Navadra
09-01-06 1945         137 7-8 NW <1 95 1015   Leaving Navadra
  2050 17º28’S 177º08’E 090 6.3 135 9 S 1 40 1017 +2 Dbl reef main, staysail, #3 jib – motorsail
09-02-06 0015 17º41’S 177º23’E             10 1015 -2 Tied up in Vuda Point Marina
09-08-06 2330                 10 1016   Leaving Vuda Marina
09-09-06 0001 17º40’S 177º22’E 308 5.7 303 9 NNW <1 10 1016   Motoring toward Navadra or Waya
  0125 17º44’S 177º17’E 208 5 277 9     20 1015 -1 Full main & #2 jib.  To Musket Cove
  0330 17º46’S 177º11’E     210 2-3     20 1015   CQR in 60′ mud @ Musket Cove
  2245         250 5     20 1016   Leaving Musket Cove
09-10-06 0035 17º41’S 177º06’E     008 3.5     20 1016   CQR in 36′ sand @ Mana Island
  2200         037 4-5     10 1016   Leaving Mana Island
  2300 17º42’S 177º12’E 077 6.5 006 9-10 N 1 10 1016   Between Rorosewa & Vakelecini Reefs
09-11-06 0020 17º42’S 177º19’E 074 6 325 12 N <1 <10 1015 -1 Vunivadra ~5 mi to port.  Full main & #2 jib
  0110         313 7     <10 1015   Tied up in Vuda Point Marina
09-13-06 2350             NE 5-6 75 1017   Leaving Vuda Marina for Lautoka
09-14-06 0130 17º35’S 177º27’E     019 6-7     100 1016 -1 On mooring @ Bekana Garden Isl Resort
09-15-06 0150         220 8     80 1016   Leaving Lautoka for Vanuatu
  1002 17º44’S 176º31’E 254 7.3 140 25 SE 10 80 1016   Wind/sea abating from 30 kt/12′ earlier
                          Dbl reef & staysail.  Cleared pass @ 0600
09-16-06 0005 18º03’S 174º55’E 245 6.5 SE 21 SE 6 20 1016   Dbl reef & staysail.  Confused seas
  0600 18º10’S 174º15’E 244 6.5 ESE 20 E & S 5 20 1016   162 nm in 24 hrs.  254 nm to Port Resolution
  1834 18º38’S 172º50’E 235 7 SE 19 SE 5 10 1016   Beautiful morning.  Steady wind & seas
09-17-06 0108 18º54’S 172º09’E 239 5-6 110 9-10 S-SE 2-4 10 1016   Single reef, staysail, #2 jib
  0706 19º05’S 171º30’E 242 6.4 097 14 SE 2-3 30 1015 -1 Same sails.  Wind backing.
  1750 19º19’S 170º21’E 251 6.8 090 8 SE 2 80 1016 +1 Misty morning.  Motor sailing
09-18-06 0300 19º32’S 169º30’E     115 4     90 1015 -1 CQR in 18′ mud @ Port Resolution, Tanna, V
09-25-06 2010         115 8-9     25 1015   Leaving Port Res for Dillon Bay, Erromango
09-26-06 0056 19º08’S 169º15’E 310 6 107 18-19 SE 3-4 40 1015   Dbl reef, staysail, full #2 jib
  0500 18º49’S 169º01’E     090 15     80 1013 -2 CQR in 28′ sand @ Dillon’s Bay, Vanuatu
09-27-06 1630         085 20       1011   Leaving Dillon’s Bay for Port Vila
  2115 18º28’S 168º44’E 314 6.7 098 20 SE 3-4 50 1014   Dbl reef, staysail, 50% #2 jib
09-28-06 0530 17º45’S 168º19’E     114 8     90 1011 -3 On mooring in Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu
10-07-06 2145         105 15     95 1016   Leaving Port Vila for Port Havannah
  2230 17º45’S 168º19’E     129 10     75 1015 -1 Returned to mooring until tomorrow morning
10-08-06 1830                 100 1016   Leaving Port Vila.  Light rain.
  2100 17º45’S 168º11’E 301 5.8 150 1 S 2 100 1016   Rounded Devil’s Point.  Motorsailing.
  2300 17º34’S 168º16’E     027 4     100 1015 -1 CQR in 36′ mud/sand @ Port Havannah
10-15-06 1830                 90 1017   Leaving Port Havannah
  1920 17º34’S 168º12’E 320 5.8 337 4  nbsp;   75 1017   Cleared Little Entrance – dolphins
  2152 17º18S 168º11’E 340 6.3 102 14 E 3 95 1018 +1 Dbl reef, staysail, 50% #2 jib – rolly
10-16-06 0217 16º48’S 168º08’E 340 6.7 130 23 E 2 100 1015 -3 Same sails – Light rain
  0310 16º44’S 168º09’E     148 6     75 1015   CQR 30′ sand @ Revilou Bay, Epi, Vanuatu
  2135         085 10     95 1018   Leaving Epi for Awei Island, Malekula
  2343 16º39’S 167º57’E 283 6.2 126 20 SE 2 75 1017 -1 Dbl reef, 75% #2 jib – beautiful sailing
10-17-06 0100 16º35’S 167º50’E 288 6.3 129 20 SE 2 75 1016 -1 Approaching Maskelyne Islands
  0210 16º32’S 167º46’E     140 5-6     75 1016   CQR in 50′ @ Awei Island
10-20-06 2345         100 10     90 1015   Leaving Awei Isl for Banam Bay
10-21-06 0030 16º30’S 167º48’E     132 6     75 1014   Diverted to Sakau Isl – on mooring
10-22-06 2255                 100 1012   Leaving Sakau for Port Sandwich
10-23-06 0120 16º28’S 167º47’E     135 7     100 1011 -1 Bruce in 23′ mud @ Port Sandwich
10-28-06 2130           0     100 1012   Leaving Port Sandwich
10-29-06 0040 16º12’S 167º42’E 293 5.5 124 11 SE 2 90 1012   Dbl reef main, 100% #2 – wing & wing
  0445 16º06’S 167º28’E     105 14-18   small 75 1010   CQR in 45′ mud @ Port Stanley, Malekula
  1930             SE 10 75 1012   Leaving Port Stanley
  2240 15º54’S 167º23’E 330 6.8 124 14 SE 3 20 1013 +1 Dbl reef main, staysail, 50% #2 jib
10-30-06 0315 15º32’S 167º11’E     115 7     75 1011 -2 On mooring @ Aore Isl, Luganville, Santo
11-13-06 0010         100 8     40 1014   Leaving Vanuatu for Australia
  0215 15º40’S 167º03’E 241 6.1 120 12 S 1 75 1013 -1 Full main & #1 jib.  Nice beam reach.
  0445 15º45’S 166º48’E 236 8 136 16 S 1 50 1012 -1 Single reef main, staysail, 50% #1 jib
  1136 16º05’S 165º58’E 236 7 117 17 SE 2 25 1015 +3 Same sails
  2320 16º32’S 164º41’E 247 6.6 113 15 SE 2-3 10 1016 +1 Single reef, stysl, 75% #1.  Beautiful am.
11-14-06 0519 16º44’S 164º05’E 235 6.6 105 13 SE 2-3 10 1013 -3 Same sails.  175 nm in last 24 hours
  0906 16º55’S 163º43’E 232 6.4 083 13 SE 2-3 10 1013   Wind backing.  Sngl reef, stysl, full #1
  1455 17º10’S 163º12’E 239 6.2 080 8 SE < 1 10 1012 -1 Motorsailing
  2030 17º21’S 162º38’E 240 6.9 116 14 SE 1 10 1013 +1 Single reef, stysl, full #1.  Beautiful am.
11-15-06 0107 17º31’S 162º13’E 231 5.8 082 13 SE 1 10 1012 -1 Single reef & spinnaker
  0535 17º43’S 161º54’E 244 4.8 065 11 SE 1 25 1010 -2 Full main & poled-out genoa.  Wing & wing.
  1530 18º03’S 161º05’E 250 5.5 050 14 SE 1 10 1010   Full main & 75% #1 jib.
  2220 18º14’S 160º27’E 248 5.2 034 14 SE 1-2 20 1013 +3 Hazy morning.  Same sails.
11-16-06 0505 18º23’S 159º50’E 244 5.2 013 12 SE 1-2 50 1010 -3 Sngl reef, stysl, 75% #1.  Front to S & W.
  1300 18º30’S 159º15’E 237 3.4 342 7 NW 1 90 1014 +1 Same sails.  Lt rain.  Lightening to SSW.
    18º35’S 158º46’E 235 5.2 088 4 N 1 90 1013 -1 Clearing after squally night.  Motorsailing.
11-17-06 0400 18º58’S 158º04’E 225 6.3 140 28 SE 6 50 1010 -3 Gusts to 34.  Dbl reef main & stysl.
  1853 20º05’S 156º45’E 208 7.0 142 30 SE > 10 10 1017 +7 Very rough.  Slowing till seas abate.
11-18-06 0034 20º14’S 156º34’E 214 2.3 143 25-30 SE > 10 5 1019 +2 Dbl reef main & backwinded stysl.  Slowing
  0537 20º23’S 156º22’E 220 3 127 31 SE 10-12 50 1018 -1 Same sails.  Seas uncomfortable.
  1926 20º53’S 155º40’E 231 5.0 103 26 SE 10 100 1019 +1 Eased main – increased boat speed to 5 kt.
11-19-06 0320 21º25’S 155º02’E 198 5.0 128 22 SE 10 20 1019   Dbl reef & stysl.  Seas ok @ 5 kt.
  0615 21º39’S 154º53’E 202 5.7 112 26 SE 8-10 20 1019   Tanker overtaking us to stbd.  + contact.
  1010 21º56’S 154º38’E 203 6.5 106 25 SE 6-8   1020 +1 Ship few miles off stbd beam.  No contact.
  1440 22º20’S 154º20’E 206 5.5 106 26 SE 6-8 90 1019 -1 Ship crossed stern.  Another off port bow.
  2033 22º42’S 154º02’E 203 5.0 102 25 SE 8-10 90 1019   2 ships crossed stern.  + contact with one.
11-20-06 0354 23º19’S 153º37’E 210 7 092 20 SE 3-6 50 1018 -1 Dbl reef main & staysail.
  1825 24º31’S 152º40’E 200 6.5 102 21 SE 1 90 1017 -1 Same sails.  18 miles off Bundaberg.
  2200 24º46’S 152º23’E     124 10     10 1019 +2 At ‘Q’ anchorage in Bundaberg, Australia.