Greetings from Viv - The Birthday Girl - Doug the Navigator and pressie giver - (he remembered) - and bro John voyaged from the friendly Whangarei Marina 70 miles to the beautiful Bay of Islands - refuge for those who braved the Pacific Ocean gales enroute to here. That is code for 15 knots on the nose right down the river from the marina, then left turn past the Whangarei headland - 15 knots right on the nose, a sharp left turn, up with the full main, roll out the #2 jib and the rocket ride started and stayed right up to Cape Brett- entrance to the beautiful Bay of Islands. Then it got even more fun - surfing into shelter hit 13 knots on a 3m swell for a nanosecond. A great ride if a tad rough(code for v rough). Actually we postponed lunch and dinner until the anchor hit the sand. What a great spot - beach, green water, nice hills in a perfect shelter.
So it's good night from the original 70's crew, and we hope this finds youall as happy as we are.
Your Bay of Islands Tourists
Viv, Doug and John
