Brad Bardua

Combination of upwind and beam reaching with a little motoring. Forecasts were not at all accurate. Sailed 99 night hours, max force 6 winds. Wave height to max 2 metres.

Fabulous passage. Way more upwind than expected (almost all of it) but we did get the spinnaker up right at the end. Mostly clear and sunny with winds up to 25kts.

Sporty evening of racing! Wind up to 20 knots. Gorgeous evening.

Clear evening for the spinnaker. Wind 9 to 14 knots.

Beautiful beam reach / broad reach around the bay today. Lovely sunny and warm with about 10 knots of breeze. Seas 1 metre swell. Back in Opua by 3:30 to return the boat.

Short motor to Paradise Bay. Spending the day swimming and walking on the island.

Sporty day today with lots of learning. Wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20. We hove to, reefed, chicken gybed, and ended with a lovely beam reach. Morning was cloudy but the day has ended with lovely clear blue skies.

No wind today so lots of practice anchoring.

Another great evening of race training.

First evening of race training.