Max

Sailing up the channel, directly into 3-5 knots. Motored in almost the entire way, save for maybe 3 miles with the genoa on. mix of sun and clouds.

15 knots gusting to 20 1.5 swell Tacked through the channel out of Whangārei harbour, just to get used to it. mostly sailed with one reef in the main

W about 12 knots steady NNW 15-20°C On Roller Coaster with Ross and Ann Went to Macandrew Bay, moored at the pontoon. picnic, sailed the wee Optimist, faffed around with the paddleboard, and got back. Jib got tangled up, the baton was caught around the mast, had to unfurl the mess.

Out in the club boats, full autonomy! With Liam and Matt, great crew! Wind 11 kts and climbing, gusting to 20, maybe 25 at times. Heaps of fun!

White Island race - Mariquita Boarded Mariquita, Jaimie's boat, for the White Island race. Only 4 boats total but oh well (Odyssey, SeaWitch and Kintyre). Motored to the start line, had to wait to let a tanker get out, then on our way. Doing 5/6 kts, awesome, got to skip for a good long while. Then hit a dead spot and got caught in the current. We were sailing 1-2 kts and still going backwards! Decided to pull the pin and go back. Still 7 hours on board with cracking weather. Saw petrels, albatross (2 species, southern royal and mollymawk), dolphins and seals! Happy days

With Bradon (S) and Leo on Katiepie No wind T.T

6 knots gusting to 12 drifted out with the tide for the first hour, then the wind picked up a bit. and then died down again.