The Almost There Blog

Well, 50 miles to go. We are motor sailing hard on the wind with double reefed main and half the genoa out in order to point high enough to make Cape Brett. We have been using the motor since about 08:30 this morning. We've had a few moments of fun today, most notably me going up on the foredeck to fix the furling line for the headsail that had almost chafed through. We have it fixed enough to get us to Opua but can no longer unfurl the whole headsail. On the bright side I did provide entertainment for Cathy and Jan as the waves crashed over top of me, great fun. The upside was that I fixed the problem before it became a real issue and I got to do it in daylight. It's always easier when you can see what you are doing. By this time tomorrow, we will have showered, cleared customs and dumped a lot of food that we can not bring into the country. Not in that order mind you but close. The boat is going well and will get a well deserved rest when we tie up to the dock in Opua in less than 10 hours.

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