This passage to New Zealand is some difficult sailing. A lot different than bobbing along on the east-west trade winds. It is often frustrating, but probably really good for us and our attitude, as well as our sailing ability. It has to be a combination of patience and skill - not forcing it, waiting for the opportunities, and then taking advantage of them.
Yesterday afternoon and evening a big cold front came through with lots of wind from a good direction, so we were able to get a bit of a boost from that. But it was really cold and dark! After dusk, we couldn't see a thing anywhere for about six hours. A new high pressure has now filled in behind it, bringing clear skies, but the wind is once again right on the nose coming straight from where we want to go. But we are hard on the wind (as we have been this whole trip) and making something out of it. The waves are big enough to take motoring out of the equation for now. We now have 365 miles to New Zealand.
Yesterday afternoon and evening a big cold front came through with lots of wind from a good direction, so we were able to get a bit of a boost from that. But it was really cold and dark! After dusk, we couldn't see a thing anywhere for about six hours. A new high pressure has now filled in behind it, bringing clear skies, but the wind is once again right on the nose coming straight from where we want to go. But we are hard on the wind (as we have been this whole trip) and making something out of it. The waves are big enough to take motoring out of the equation for now. We now have 365 miles to New Zealand.
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