Hihifo - Neiafu
After a night well slept, we hoisted anchor at sunrise. Always a big effort at these depths! Then we started ghosting along following the steep shoreline. At the lee of Vava’u, the winds were fickle and progress slow. But we were rewarded by two whales surfacing close to the boat.
Once we got to the channel leading to the inner archipelago, wind picked up. What followed was a fun brisk upwind sail amid the small islands. This will be a great cruising ground once we’re cleared in!
The Outremer rally was leaving Tonga as we sailed in. We had a brief radio conversation with the Finnish boat No Regrets. We’ll meet them later in New Zealand.
As there is a supply ship at the customs dock, we and the other incoming boats were told to anchor outside. Biosecurity and Health & Safety came onboard as soon as we had the anchor down, but we still wait for Customs and Immigration.
- Distance today: 12NM
- Lunch: not yet
- Engine hours: 0.9
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 14.09. 17:47 Z |
18°37'27"S
174°1'53"W
|
251°
|
0kt
|
19857.5NM
|
wind
1.5kt
240°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 14.09. 18:01 Z |
18°37'26"S
174°1'55"W
|
325°
|
0.9kt
|
19857.5NM
|
wind
2.3kt
246°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 14.09. 18:08 Z |
18°37'12"S
174°2'9"W
|
291°
|
2.8kt
|
19857.8NM
|
wind
6.7kt
163°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 14.09. 18:59 Z |
18°37'12"S
174°3'57"W
|
237°
|
1.3kt
|
19859.6NM
|
wind
8.4kt
60°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 19:03 Z |
18°37'13"S
174°4'1"W
|
320°
|
0.6kt
|
19859.7NM
|
wind
2.5kt
222°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Whales ahead!
|
| 14.09. 19:24 Z |
18°37'17"S
174°4'5"W
|
347°
|
0.4kt
|
19859.8NM
|
wind
3.1kt
219°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 14.09. 19:27 Z |
18°37'24"S
174°4'11"W
|
238°
|
2.6kt
|
19859.9NM
|
wind
3.6kt
204°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 14.09. 19:47 Z |
18°38'12"S
174°4'41"W
|
198°
|
4.3kt
|
19860.9NM
|
wind
20.5kt
147°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Brief radio call with No Regrets en route to Fiji. We'll meet in New Zealand
|
| 14.09. 19:59 Z |
18°38'58"S
174°4'43"W
|
180°
|
3.8kt
|
19861.7NM
|
wind
18.7kt
141°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 20:59 Z |
18°40'38"S
174°2'37"W
|
86°
|
4.8kt
|
19865.8NM
|
wind
17.4kt
137°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 21:39 Z |
18°39'20"S
174°0'17"W
|
39°
|
3kt
|
19868.4NM
|
wind
8.4kt
106°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 14.09. 21:59 Z |
18°39'24"S
173°59'26"W
|
207°
|
2.8kt
|
19869.5NM
|
wind
18.8kt
143°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 22:01 Z |
18°39'29"S
173°59'25"W
|
21°
|
0kt
|
19869.5NM
|
wind
17.5kt
152°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Anchored
|
| 14.09. 22:05 Z |
18°39'28"S
173°59'26"W
|
269°
|
0.2kt
|
19869.5NM
|
wind
14.3kt
152°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|