Our WORST PASSAGE Yet - 1100NM to NEW ZEALAND (74)
This week our family is sailing from Tonga to New Zealand. This passage is known to be a difficult one and it's living up to its reputation. We are starting out the passage worrying about boat damage from the whale collision and we are low on food AND fuel. The weather isn't doing us any favors either.
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00:00 Recap of worries
00:19 First night of passage
01:46 Running low on food
02:41 Storm is coming
02:54 Fish On - Catch and Clean
05:03 Problems with our furler
07:07 Day 5
07:53 Downwind Sail Drama
10:10 Weather Turning Worse
12:00 Jess making cake for John's birthday
13:02 2:30AM "Heave To"
14:35 John's 7th birthday bash at sea
16:38 Looking at weather coming into NZ
19:00 Land Ho!
19:27 Arrival at Opua, NZ
20:33 Fixing what broke on passage
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