date time position boat wind swell cloud cover barometer comments   GMT lat long CSM speed dir knots dir height % hPa ↑ or ↓   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