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November 20-26, 2014

Depart N. Minerva November 20, 2014 at 1445 – Arrive Q Dock Opua, New Zealand November 26 at 2346

Logbook – November 20, 2014 (North Minerva to Opua)

Passage Log

  • 1435 Engines on
  • 1445 Depart Minerva
  • 1503 Engines off. Main + Genoa. 13.4 kts SE TWS
  • 1607 P engine on for about 15 min (1)
  • 2302 Alex watch end

Daily Notes

  • (1) Huge fish on the line, got away
Good bye Minerva

Logbook – November 21, 2014 (North Minerva to Opua)

Passage Log

  • 0310 Main + genoa. 17.5 kts SE TWS
  • 0955 Engines on (2)
  • 1033 Engines off. Main (1 reef) + genoa. 18.9 kts SE TWS
  • 1843 Main (1 reef) + genoa. 19.1 kts E TWS. 606 MTG (3)
  • 2130 Brenden watch is down – Alex coming up (Brenden’s handwriting)

Daily Notes

  • (Tim’s handwriting) 3am STBD genoa sheet car slid aft. Can’t shape sail for upwind. Fix in AM.
  • (2) Engines on to reef main & fix genoa sheet car. Wind previously 20-25 kts true.
  • Pizza celebration for crossing 180 deg
  • (3) Course change for add’l westing
  • (4) (Brenden’s handwriting) during Brenden’s watch, silowet disaperared from chart
We made pizza to celebrate our crossing of 180 deg longitude, but this sure doesn’t look like much of a party.

Logbook – November 22, 2014 (North Minerva to Opua)

Passage Log

  • 0337 Main (1 reef) + Genoa. 14.2 kts NE TWS
  • 0852 Main + Genniker. 13 kts E TWS
  • 1344 Main + genoa 16.3 kts SE TWS
  • 1855 Main + genoa. 466 MTG. 11.2 kts E TWS
  • 2003 B on watch. 11.1 kts E TWS
  • 2130 B off watch – Alex on watch. 13.1 kts E TWS
  • 0001 Alex off watch. 11.1 kts E TWS

Daily Notes

  • Caught a dorado – handline

Logbook – November 23, 2014 (North Minerva to Opua)

Passage Log

  • 0310 Main + genoa. 8.5 kts SE TWS
  • 0452 P engine on. 1600 rpm
  • 0538 P engine off. Main + genoa. 9.2 kts SE TWS
  • 0816 P engine on 1400 RPM 1522 off
  • 1511 SB engine on (1) 1740 off
  • 1738 P engine on (2)
  • 2200 B watch end 8.8 kts SE TWS
  • 0000 A watch end 7.3 kts S TWS

Daily Notes

  • (1) needed hot water
  • (2) switched to port to balance weather helm
Sunset at sea
Sunset at sea

Logbook – November 24, 2014 (North Minerva to Opua)

Passage Log

  • 0319 P engine. Main + Genoa. 4.4 kts S TWS
  • 0333 “Any Station ” VHF hail s/v Starseeker (3)
  • 0637 1 kt current in our favor, wind to SW
  • Port engine + main
  • 0748 VHF call to Starseeker (4)
  • VHF call to Tusitala
  • 1045 P engine off. SB engine on.
  • 1337 SB engine + Main 11.1 kts SW TWS
  • 2100 Both engines no sails
  • 0000 A end watch

Daily Notes

  • (3) SV Starseeker requesting weather for Opua area. Currently located 20 06 S 175 22E
  • (4) Shared updated weather. Tony + 2 crew

Logbook – November 25, 2014 (North Minerva to Opua)

Passage Log

  • 0352 Both engines. No sails
  • 0725 SSB call to NZ Maritime radio (1)
  • 0800 SB engine off. Wind died (2)
  • 1130 SB engine on / P engine off 8.5 kts W TWS
  • Main + genoa
  • 1238 P engine off. Sailiing again! 12.8 kts W TWS
  • 1500 SB engine on
  • 2200 B off watch 10.9 kts SW TWS
  • 0000 A off watch 10.6 kts W TWS

Daily Notes

  • (1) Hailed on 6215 kHz, switched to 6224 kHz working channel. Provided updated ETA to Opua. Thurs 11/27 8am local
  • (2) Turned off SB engine & increased P engine RPM to 2000 SOG dropped 0.2-0.5 kts
  • VHF w/ Tonka 50 mi away!
  • Jellyfish in the water. Caught 3 bonito (small), kept one

Logbook – November 26, 2014 (North Minerva to Opua)

Passage Notes

  • 0045 STBD engine off
  • 0345 P engine on 1611 off
  • 1358 Main + genoa 60 MTG 17.5 kts W TWS
  • 1905 Main + Genniker 21 MTG 17.3 kts NW TWS
  • 2120 S engine on
  • 2346 Engines off. Arrive Q dock

Daily Notes

  • The water is a gross green color 15 miles out
  • Cloudy & damp w/ little wind coming in the bay
Albacore tuna!
Land Ho!
Navigating the Bay of Islands
The Quarantine Dock
Happy to be safe and sound on the Q doc in Opua
Tim savored his last Pacifico from Mexico as his safe arrival drink

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