Day 4 is ending nicely. The wind has changed a little so we can now sail closer to the direction of the Australes. Still we are not sure to make it. It could be that we end up in the Cook Islands or even Tonga. We shall wait to see what the wind will do.
Last night 7 flying fishes landed in our nets. Not that we are fishing but the nets are between the main haul and the floats. Remember, Te Kaihau is a trimaran. Anyway, at the end the seven fishes ended up in a sauce pan with butter and gave us a delicious lunch!
Managed to break another piece of hardware, a sort of rail that runs on the deck and where the front sail (the genoa) is attached. Thomas did a temporary repair but the list of what we need to fix when we reach Tahiti is getting longer by the day...
Still a little low on electricity, just enough sunshine to charge the batteries for the auto pilot. Don't what we shall do if we get 2 rainy days...
Fourth day
Friday, April 28, 2017
Paihia, Northland, New Zealand
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2Getting closer
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3More to do
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4We are all set
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5Au revoir New Zealand
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6Petit selfie de départ
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7Le patron a la manœuvre
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8Third night at sea
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9Fourth day
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10Is this the end, my friend?
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11Rarotonga
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12Boat graveyard
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13Blues
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14One week in Cook Islands
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15Te Kaihau has a new mast!
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16Departure
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17Raiateia
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Rouvillois Alain
2017-04-30
...c'est la "liste sans fin"....à faire, à refaire, à réparer, à fixer.,à acheter..un classique à bord...ne vous inquietez pas on navigue très bien sans jamais la terminer......je vous souhaite de longues bordées sous pilote à regarder la mer.
Alain Nosten
2017-05-05
Salut alain,
Oui pas de souci, qu,ils n'hésitent pas à m'appeler si nécessaire mon numero de portable (689) 87713454 ou a la maison (689) 40664208
Bise Bertrand
Charlie Woodrow
2017-05-05
Like Conrad Colman in the Vendee Globe.... very tough luck... keep going - you will make it!