Gradual W breeze filled in as the plan was to revisit mokohinau islands for lunch and then head to Tuts. Best laid plans... continually headed by a north tending wind we hunkered down through a couple of strong squalls before deciding to head off on a starboard tack to save ending up at the Poor Knights...
Meanwhile the wind backed further North and we gradually were able to lay our mark of the Tuts entrance. Finally, just a couple of miles off the coast, the predicted SW arrived and we motored the last hour back into the harbour and again onto C61.
114kms in just under 13 hours at an average of 4.8 kts - reflecting the number of hours we were in light winds coaxing Kalai along. Still, a record day in terms of distance covered!
A gracious invitation by the hospitable Ruby to join them for dinner was accepted with alacrity - delicious lasagna and a glass of merlot topped off the day! And naturally there was the opportunity to replenish the home baking stocks!!!
Waiting in Tuts for the last of the squalls to go through and then we'll potter up the coast - probably into Whangamumu for the night (25NM) then around to the BoI on the morrow with the plan to be back on the marina Fri late afternoon - dinner at the Club perhaps?
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