Sunday 11th September
Last night’s squall flanked us for several hours as we headed south east to NZ, but the rest of the night was calm and uneventful. Morning brought another beautiful day. We sailed nicely until just before lunch, when the wind decided to point us south. We have motored ever since. We did try again in the afternoon but to get the wind off the back quarter the 2m waves were hitting us side on. This made the sails collapse going over every wave. We figure motoring in the right direction is better than adding a few days by sailing in the wrong direction.
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Last night’s squall flanked us for several hours as we headed south east to NZ, but the rest of the night was calm and uneventful. Morning brought another beautiful day. We sailed nicely until just before lunch, when the wind decided to point us south. We have motored ever since. We did try again in the afternoon but to get the wind off the back quarter the 2m waves were hitting us side on. This made the sails collapse going over every wave. We figure motoring in the right direction is better than adding a few days by sailing in the wrong direction.
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3pm Sunday pacific time! Looks like you’ve been skirting the edge of a big storm, catching the squalls. Good thing your about half way to NZ now👍🙏👍
Love you both, stay safe & smooth sailing ⛵️ ❤️