Day 1 & 2
03 September 2012 | Passage To New Caledonia
Paul Foskett
Position 16 31.32S 175 56.24E
Passage to Port Moselle, New Caledonia
Day 1, Start Day 3 September 2012 & Day 2, the 4 September 2012
We left Fiji at 13.30 local time on Monday the 3 September 2012, after clearing out with the Customs office in Lautoka, Fiji. We are heading for our next island called New Caledonia for the Port Moselle.
Day 1
Log reading at 13.30 is 18360
We left Fiji through one of the reef passes at 17.55 with a distance to go to the Southern Point of New Caledonia of 629 miles Light winds at present which are between 8 to 11 knots, and are making between 4 to 4.5 knots in the right direction.
Day 2
Our first night at sea has been very relaxing with steady winds and a boat speed of between 4 to 6 knots. The wind / weather forecast is for the wind speed to increase over the next few days, so our passage speed should increase.
I will start the normal noon to noon reports on the 5th.
Next report at noon on the 5th September 2012