Bearing:135 M
Boat Speed:3 knots
Wind Direction: NE
Wind Strength:5.2
Sea state:calm
Crew health:great
Ted and I have been watching the weather hoping for a fresh northerly blow but it seems a way off and we decided to depart from Opua this morning in a very light SW wind.
We sailed out to Cape Brett and motor sailed between the rocks on the Cape going inside Tiheru Island ( the dog ) and Otuwhanga Island. As I look back we can still make out the hole in the Rock which is so popular with the tourist boats.
We have the big red reacher up and are hoping the wind holds.
We had an interesting time yesterday afternoon having a few drinks on one of the boats of two retired, American single handed sailors who met West Indies and have been buddy boating ever since.
Today as we sailed out of Opua we saw a fellow Wharram catamaran sailor , Sam, on the Tiki 46 he had built. She was beautifully finished and looked great.
We are not sure when we will be back in Auckland - if the wind holds we will carry on sailng overnight - if not we will find somewhere to anchor like Tutukaka.
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