Day 10 at sea heading for Whangarei NZ from Niue on board FGT Tue 28th September 2010 Noon Position Lat 34-00S Long 176-42E 152 Cape Petrel, Albatross and Tuna miles to Whangarei NZ Trip log 22146 at Noon today Days run 130nm -not too shabby Wind 4-10 knots N-NW – Boat speed av 5.0 knots. Av boat direction 222 Barometer 1023.5 Sails – full main , jib #1 cloud cover varies 40 -80% Air temp 23C water temp 23C – going down Late rising ( not us – the moon)smaller and smaller shiny full moon. Things seen – one Tuna, Cape Petrels all over, a few all black petrel types, no whales
Greetings from the crew still motoring home in the South Pacific Ocean,
Waiting for the wind, waiting for the wind – an old Jimmy Morrison song – that’s us. We enjoyed watching and making funny remarks throughout the film ‘Dr Strangelove – or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb’ – thanks Dougie – a great movie for 4 guys sailing home in very smooth waters – we ghosted along at 4 to 5 knots then motored the night and early morning, when the assymetrical spinnaker took over for a few hours. During which time Doc J hooked up a 10kg blue fin tuna – yeah baby – one minute no protein – next – lots – so you know what we had for brekky – the old pan seared tuna steaks, rice and try this at 9am – wasabi sauce! Internal head cleanliness assured! Then just as we settled down to watch ‘Out of the Blue 2′ – an educational diving documentary, a ship hove to on the horizon so the Sm revealed his role as Nosy Parker and questioned them on their name, crew nationalities and destination. Sounded like the Osna Broka heading for Tauranga NZ with crew from all over the joint. Then they said they were going to Brisvegas so the Sm wished them luck and returned to the documentary. The sun is out, the seas are calm, and tomorrow our adventure reaches another port. You are all invited for a BBQ at the Town Basin Marina and the FalconGT- downtown Whangarei on Friday 6pm as we realize you have to work hard during the week which precludes Thursdays river cruise. It’ll be some fun in Whangarei as each crew member relates their favourite story – so be prepared!
Cheers from your sailors within tuna swimming distance of home.
www.svfalcongt.com
Greetings from the crew still motoring home in the South Pacific Ocean,
Waiting for the wind, waiting for the wind – an old Jimmy Morrison song – that’s us. We enjoyed watching and making funny remarks throughout the film ‘Dr Strangelove – or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb’ – thanks Dougie – a great movie for 4 guys sailing home in very smooth waters – we ghosted along at 4 to 5 knots then motored the night and early morning, when the assymetrical spinnaker took over for a few hours. During which time Doc J hooked up a 10kg blue fin tuna – yeah baby – one minute no protein – next – lots – so you know what we had for brekky – the old pan seared tuna steaks, rice and try this at 9am – wasabi sauce! Internal head cleanliness assured! Then just as we settled down to watch ‘Out of the Blue 2′ – an educational diving documentary, a ship hove to on the horizon so the Sm revealed his role as Nosy Parker and questioned them on their name, crew nationalities and destination. Sounded like the Osna Broka heading for Tauranga NZ with crew from all over the joint. Then they said they were going to Brisvegas so the Sm wished them luck and returned to the documentary. The sun is out, the seas are calm, and tomorrow our adventure reaches another port. You are all invited for a BBQ at the Town Basin Marina and the FalconGT- downtown Whangarei on Friday 6pm as we realize you have to work hard during the week which precludes Thursdays river cruise. It’ll be some fun in Whangarei as each crew member relates their favourite story – so be prepared!
Cheers from your sailors within tuna swimming distance of home.
www.svfalcongt.com
