December 13-14, 2014
Logbook – Saturday December 13, 2014 (Urupukapuka to Paradise Bay)
Passage Log
- 1429 SB engine on – for hot water
- 1613 P engine on
- 1624 Depart
- 1701 Engines off – Paradise Bay
Logbook – Sunday December 14, 2014 (Paradise Bay)
Passage Log
- 0445 Call for assistance on VHF 16 (1)
Daily Notes
- (1) S/V Finesse called for assistance. Whangerai Maritime radio responded. Anchor dragging, engine failure, can’t raise buddy boat Cooper in same bay. Located in bay just North of Paradise. Another vessel recommended letting out more scope, which they did. Situation Stabilized
- Break in the rain. Shore excursion – catch (baseball), D- walked Paradise loop track.
Email to family and friends dated December 14, 2014
Subject: Exodus – Happy Happy Birthday to Andrew
My first is all growed up and 23 today (really, it’s tomorrow, but here in New Zealand it’s today, and we are celebrating by making pizza.) I uploaded a happy birthday movie to my facebook page, and I only cried about a dozen times while making it. We love and miss you Andrew!
Other than that we are kind of socked in and stuck on the boat due to weather. There was some VHF radio drama last night as a charter boat in the next bay was dragging anchor and their engine wasn’t working. Luckily someone suggested they put out more anchor scope (which I never would have thought to suggest to them, because, well, duh!) and that stabilized their situation. We are in a nice protected spot and our average wind last night was under 10 kts with gusts up to 20, but on the other side of our bay Iguana saw average of 15 kts with gusts to 30. All manageable.
-D.
Gresham Family Exodus 