We left New Caledonia with glassy seas and after 161 continuous hours at sea with swell ranging from 0 to 1m, winds from 0 to 25 knots and boat speed from 0 to 9.5Nm/h we arrived in Opua, northern New Zealand, wearing multiple layers of our warmest clothing and feeling like we had journeyed into winter, completing a round trip of almost 10,000km spread leisurely out over 6 months.
3 days of spinnaker and plait flying .
First tooth lost mid ocean … luckily one of the mermaid tooth fairies found us!
The New Zealand defence found us too … no sneaking in to NZ!
Luisa Schellens
You don’t want to be classified as a “maritime illegal” in this day and age 🙂
Good to have you home-ish!