Footnotes from Water Music

Sicily to New Zealand on Water Music Wauquiez Centurion 45

Vessel Name: Water Music
Vessel Make/Model: Wauquiez Centurion 45
Crew: Stephen Foot, Grace Foot, Charlie Foot, Fergus Mutch
08 November 2019
08 November 2019
31 October 2019 | Opua, Bay of Islands
31 October 2019 | Opua, Bay of Islands
27 October 2019 | 250 miles North of New Zealand
26 October 2019 | West of Norfolk Island
25 October 2019 | West of New Caledonia
22 October 2019 | West of New Caledonia
21 October 2019
21 October 2019
21 October 2019 | Musket Cove
20 October 2019 | Navula Passage, Fiji
19 October 2019 | Muskett Cove
14 October 2019
14 October 2019 | Nanuya
12 October 2019
12 October 2019
09 October 2019 | Makongai in Fiji
26 September 2019 | Vanua Mbalvu in the Lau Islands of Fiji
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08 November 2019

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And so to bed!

31 October 2019 | Opua, Bay of Islands

And so to bed

The last week has passed in something of a blur as we have put the boat to bed and sought to balance this with some more fun things to do in one of the most beautiful parts of the world.

31 October 2019 | Opua, Bay of Islands

Journey's end

When we last completed a blog, we were looking for some wind to get some respite from the mirror flat seas we were experiencing. We found it!

27 October 2019 | 250 miles North of New Zealand

Signs of life

Our position: 30.00S, 170.07E

26 October 2019 | West of Norfolk Island

Turning for New Zealand

Our Position: 26.47S, 169.21E

day 17 - maybe?

14 January 2019 | 4 men in a boat
stephen foot
The fabulous sounds and aromas from the fresh fish curry Graham is creating behind me (from the spectacular 20 lb dorado caught late yesterday afternoon) has replaced the wonderful smell of fresh bread and the chocolate brownie Nick made earlier...we are not fading away!

We have had the spinnaker up today from first light.. Had to resort to the engine for a couple of hours in search of some of these allusive trade winds that have been blowing in the wrong direction.

Around 2am this morning we saw a green rocket/flare 40 degrees off our port bow. We were becalmed and motoring so we immediately turned towards the flare with the radio on for distress calls....after an hour there were no were no further sightings or calls, so we wondered if the rowers were sending notification flares to warn ships. This is a big empty ocean and searching for something on a moonless night that isn't signalling is a real challenge.

We continue to trundle on towards our distant rest and should be under 700 miles to go by tea time today.

Just performed a 'taste-test' on the brownies and they are 10 out of 10.

Love to all

The crew xx

ps...the skippers contribution towards ensuite showers has been deferred
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