Well, Scott and his dad are inching toward us, and though they had a couple of really slow and uncomfortable days with a variety of gear failures, it seems like the wind is finally cooperating. This is what he sent this morning:

"The westerly finally filled and we have 15 -25 from the beam and are moving along nicely. Yesterday the sailing was unbelievable as the wind gradually filled and we had 12 hours of screaming sailing in almost flat water. About 2 in the morning the waves started building, but we have fallen off a bit and it's a bit behind the beam, so livable but not particularly nice.

We have 159 miles to go as of 10:00 this morning, so if the wind were to hold we could potentially make it on Tuesday evening, it not we will slow down and come in on Wednesday morning. "

So while the three of us have enjoyed land life we are all ready to be home with Scott, and ready to start exploring the Bay of Islands.