Clean clothes, shoes and bottoms. We're off and away.....
We have now cleared out of New Caledonia with our next port (all going well) as Nelson. A quick walk round three offices (Customs, Immigration and Port Captain) saw the paperwork completed for New Caledonia. We also emailed New Zealand Customs and Biosecurity a form to say who we are and where we are headed. Updates to our ETA will be sent to customs as we progress on the trip.
The preparations for our return to NZ have seen us with all our clothes out checking seams and pockets, inside and out for seeds and mud. Luckily we have not used many clothes in the tropics so this only took a few hours one evening. When we visited the subantarctic islands of Auckland and Campbell this was a daily task between different landings, and also involved disinfecting our boots. Our jandals are clean and ready for service when we get to NZ (or maybe not realy required for service).
The bottom of the boat also got a good clean. We keep the bottom clean anyway as it means we go faster. Being divers the cleaning is easy. We finished the clean with three bottles of air and this included a complete sand down with wet'n'dry abrasive, and the propeller polished with a fine wet'n'dry. Again this was the same procedure for the subantarctic islands and for our visit to Raoul Island.
In all other respects the boat is ready to go. Fuel is topped up (duty free fuel) decks are clear and all vents are sealed tight. The anchor is lashed and the pipe is plugged. Crew are all relaxed and the weather for the first few days is looking good with SE trades. Our plan is to head SW and then S as the wind swings to the N with the approaching high in the Tasman. This willo hopefully put us in a position to reach into Tasman bay when the wind comes round to SW after the High. In reality we will get snotted at some point and be looking forward to a calm marina berth, a meal and get the cabin heater going in Nelson. We will be in contact with New Zealands Maritime Radio as we progress on the passage and will update ETA and positions to them.
Bread baking and muffin making going on aboard today,also pasta meals underway for the first few days. This will be Alasdair's (our crew) first offshore sail. Good sport to try a winter Tasman trip!!! Underway first thing Saturday morning.
The preparations for our return to NZ have seen us with all our clothes out checking seams and pockets, inside and out for seeds and mud. Luckily we have not used many clothes in the tropics so this only took a few hours one evening. When we visited the subantarctic islands of Auckland and Campbell this was a daily task between different landings, and also involved disinfecting our boots. Our jandals are clean and ready for service when we get to NZ (or maybe not realy required for service).
The bottom of the boat also got a good clean. We keep the bottom clean anyway as it means we go faster. Being divers the cleaning is easy. We finished the clean with three bottles of air and this included a complete sand down with wet'n'dry abrasive, and the propeller polished with a fine wet'n'dry. Again this was the same procedure for the subantarctic islands and for our visit to Raoul Island.
In all other respects the boat is ready to go. Fuel is topped up (duty free fuel) decks are clear and all vents are sealed tight. The anchor is lashed and the pipe is plugged. Crew are all relaxed and the weather for the first few days is looking good with SE trades. Our plan is to head SW and then S as the wind swings to the N with the approaching high in the Tasman. This willo hopefully put us in a position to reach into Tasman bay when the wind comes round to SW after the High. In reality we will get snotted at some point and be looking forward to a calm marina berth, a meal and get the cabin heater going in Nelson. We will be in contact with New Zealands Maritime Radio as we progress on the passage and will update ETA and positions to them.
Bread baking and muffin making going on aboard today,also pasta meals underway for the first few days. This will be Alasdair's (our crew) first offshore sail. Good sport to try a winter Tasman trip!!! Underway first thing Saturday morning.
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