“Four Cloves” en route to NZ

We had a lovely lunch of garlic/ginger chicken breasts sautéed with broccoli and carrots accompanied by a garden salad with the Captain’s infamous “Four Cloves” balsamic vinegar dressing.

Location: 41° 39S, 158° 46E
Thursday 12:00, 05.03.2007

At noon on May 3, the Schooner Maggie B was at 41° 39S, 158° 46E. We have come 545 NM from Hobart and have 658 NM to go to Nelson. We did 204 NM in the last 24 hours. At noon we were under all plain sail, doing 8.3 knots in a 15-18 knot NW’erly breeze. Perfect sailing. The clouds have mostly cleared up and we are booming along.

The forecast is still for a fair bit more wind and the barometer is just beginning to fall. We had a lovely lunch of garlic/ginger chicken breasts sautéed with broccoli and carrots accompanied by a garden salad with the Captain’s infamous “Four Cloves” balsamic vinegar dressing. Then we reefed the main down to the first reef. We also tightened the lashings on the Reep, the anchor and miscellaneous deck boards. Dorade vents are sealed off. Perhaps a bit much for 18 knots of wind, but all easier to do in a nice afternoon than at night in 30 knots. “If you’re thinking about reefing, it’s already too late.”

Nelson in a bit over three days.

All is well.