Susan W

Last day and it was full of COB training and a sail up to a mooring.

No wind today so anchoring, docking, and paperwork.

Day 3: good wind today. Did some passage planning, three point fixes, reefing, and stern to docking in a cross wind. Winds up to 25 knots gusting over 30

Day 2 - Lovely day around Auckland. Winds up to 18 knots, cloudy, seas calm. Lots of COB practice.

Day 1: Boat handling under motor. Light winds < 10knots so lots of in and out of marina berths.

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.