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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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

Rain, Rain!

31 May 2019 | South Pacific Ocean
Gabrielle
Water Music had a wash last night. At about 0330 the heavens opened and carried on for about 90 minutes soaking everything and everyone - including Brian, then myself who were on watch at the times. It also made me accept that the forehatch was still leaking as gabrielle was eventually able to have a bath. I know she has craved for one for some time - i just dont think she expected it to be at the same time (& place) as when she was tucked up in bed for the night.

Before that we had a relatively quiet day - Grace revelling in her new found skill as a barber, having taken over trimming Stephen's wild and unruly hair. This was last expertly cut in Domenica by Will and his fine styling has lasted a long way. We hope he will think his successor has matched his diligence. If not - he'll have to come back and do it again!

For dinner last night we had spatchcocked, barbequed chicken. This is a first for us to light the barbeque whilst under way and did mean that we had to dip the ensign early - or risk setting fire to it and everything else around. We dont think that there is anyone around to report us to RTYC for a breach of flag etiquette - but you never know. The food was delicious and the bbq under control - meaning we didnt need to get out the greek fire extinguishers that the Galapagos military were so keen on photographing.

Our one bit of bad news was in the middle of the bbq, when we evidently ran through a shoal of tuna and got a double strike on the rods. A decent size yellow fin tuna jumped off the lure as we were landing it - but it was worse on the other side as we lost the whole rod. It clearly hadnt been tied on and that was the end of that.

We are now making deliberately slow progress to Manihi - one of the atolls in the Tuamotos. Slow, because we dont want to arrive there before dawn tomorrow as the pass into the lagoon is narrow and festooned with coral heads. to do that at night would be what the politicians describe as courageous. We expect to have to stand off for about 4 hours and will try to get our way in at dawn - which is about 0500.
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