30/05/14 POSITION

17 DEG 58 MINUTES NORTH
155 DEG 20MINUTES WEST

SAILING 200 NM A DAY

SHOULD BE AT WAIKIKI TOMORROW

REGARDS
CHRISTINE

28/04/14 5AM POSITIONN

12 Degrees, 46 minutes north  Lat.
151 Degree, 15 minutes north Long.

600 nm from Honolulu

There best ever 24 hours sailed 203 miles.
There have been satellite problems that is why the blog has not been updated.


Crew all good

regards christine
NZ

24/05/14 NOON POSITION

5 deg56'N/146deg 50'W
Now 1100 NM to Honolulu.
Tough past 24 as Mistress worked through Doldrum minefield of no wind and squalls.
Broke through into NE trades of 15Kts @ 1000 this morning and now rhumblining to Hawaii.
Crew almost finished season 1 of Blacklist, ration of 1 episode per day.
MC

22/05/14 NOON POSITION

0Deg 33'N/146deg 5 9'W

24 Hr run 177NM
Mistress sailed across the equator this morning and we celebrated with initiations
for first time shellbacks and champagne.
Skipper handed out clean sheets to all which was the best news since Papeete
SE Trades still blowing fresh making great sailing
MC

21/5/14 NOON POSITION

2 deg 20'S/147 deg 0 2'W
24 hr run 183nm
We cross the equator at first light -
new crew are justified to be nervous,
Wonderful sailing conditions albeit very hot above and below decks.
It will be good to be back in Northern hemisphere almost 3 years to the day when we crossed South bound.
Cheers MC

20/5/14 NOON POSITION

5 DEG19's/147deg 2 1'W
24 hr run 185nm
Trades have eased to 12 - 15kts from E- smooth seas and almost dry decks.
Millsy made a great chicken past salad tonight, washed down wtih a chilled NZ Chardonnay
bumer icecream all gone - life can be tough on the high seas.
Cheers MC

19/05/2014 NOON POSITON

8deg 22'S/147 deg4  6'W
24 hr run 197nm
Should cross the equator thursday  morning.
I asked the two newbie crew in Papeete to Google what a Shellback was -
               didnt do it
King Neptune will not be happy
Stars tonight are unbelievable
Big Dipper is visible in the north sky - still no Polaris
Cheers
MC

18/5//2014 NOON POSITION

11deg 34'S/148deg  16'W
24 hr run 199nm
Trades still SE 20kts
still no fish, new lures are not delivering.
Crew into Season 1 of Blacklist
Cheers
MC

SKIPPER AND MILLSY IN TAHITI

DRYING OUT IN TAHITI

OUR BATHING BEAUTY ON MOOREA - NICCI

MOOREA

SUNSET HAPPY HOUR - ROB AND ROB

NICCI AND MILLSY

NZ TO TAHITI Some rough water off the aft quarter

NZ TO TAHITI Alex preparing dinner

NZ TO TAHITI Andrew Hicks on helm rainbow after a squall and Wayne Mills on helm

PHOTOS FROM NZ TO TAHITI rough seas and happy hour with Rob and Alex

GREAT TRADE WINDS

First 24 hrs out of Papeete
has seen a continuation of great Trade Wind sailing in 20 -25kts out of SE as we head slightly
E of N .
Noon today 14deg 46'S/148deg 57'W.
Wet on deck and very hot below (30deg)
Icecream already gone,
Everyone is happy aboard at sea again.
MC

MISTRESS TO HAWAHI

Mistress To Hawaii……

Four days in Papeete after the 13 day sail from Auckland has been plenty of time for the crew and boat to recover from leg one and prepare for leg two……Papeete to Honolulu Hawaii.

Papeete has changed little in the three years since I was last here….traffic is worse and things are seemingly even more expensive if that is possible…..The city is such a cultural contrast between the simplicity of South Pacific Island lifestyle and the strong brushstrokes of Parisian influence and commerce. I am not sure what makes this city tick….but it certainly is an interesting placed to watch and observe the interaction of those who seemingly have and those that do not……

The contrast from 30 years ago when I first sailed over the eastern horizon to arrive on these Tahiti shores to today is remarkable; however, the same could be said for most places in this world of ours…..instead we have simply enjoyed, relaxed and stored a few new memories in the bank of life……

The two Canadian crew (Rob & Andrew) have returned to their Rocky Mountain homes, hopefully with a positive experience from their first ocean passage. They were great company and made life aboard Mistress richer for their presence. I am not sure how they can live so far from the beach…..but they would easily counter that I have a long drive to find a 10,000 foot high mountain…..!

So Mistress is ready to go again. She has only been on starboard tack since leaving Auckland and this is unlikely to change in the next two weeks as we sail northward into the SE and NE Trade winds respectively. It should be great sailing in warm wind and seas and Mistress will once again be in her element. Mistress’s home-port of registration is Lahaina Hawaii, so it is fitting in some ways that she is coming home!

Aboard for this leg is the remaining four of us from Auckland, Millsy, Nicci and Alex and myself. We have learned how to work well together as a team and to keep both Mistress and each of us safe…..

Cheers

The Mistress Crew

TAHITI SIGHTED

13/5/14 NZ TIME
Starbord tack to Tahiti.
Tahiti was sighted behind the rising sun this morning.
50NM to go.
Been an amazing sail with us sailing on starboard tack the entire way and on the virtual rumbline
in just 13 days.
Except for the first day motoring there has been plenty of wind and the boat and cew have made the
most of it.
Mistress has been fantastic.
We are all looking forward to Papeete and enjoying the benefits of life on land agan.
MC

TRADES BLOWING

11/5/14 NZ TIME
NOON POS
21DEG 18'S/154 DEG 05'W
336NM TO PAPEETE ESE
TRADES BLOWING 20KT ALL DAY
MISTRESS WAS DESIGNED FOR THIS SAILING AND SHE IS LOVING IT.
MC

PIZZA FOR DINNER

10/5 NZ TIME
NOON POS 23 DEG 16'S/156 DEG 18'W
500NM TO PAPEETE.

To celebrate fair winds we are making pizza for dinner tonight and shifting happy hour forward two hours

MC

WINTER CLOTHES PACKED AWAY

9/5/ (NZ time)
Noon post 24 deg 51'S/158deg 4'W
Distance to Papeete 674 nm
bearing 36 deg M.
wind SE 12 kits
Winter clothes now packed away
 sunblock out with new apparel
MC

THURSDAY 8TH MAY 7.30PM

MISTRESS POSITION AS AT THURSDAY 8TH MAY 7.30PM

25S  160W

800 MILES FROM TAHITI

CREW ALL SAFE AND HAPPY

TUESDAYS UPDATE

NOON POS 28 DEG 14'S/168 DEG38'w
24 HR RUN 166NM
LITTLE CHANGE IN WIND STRENGH OR DIRECTION FROM YESTERDAY.

STILL CHASING SLOW WEAKENING NE MOVING LOW
MC.

LITTLE CHANGE IN WIND

NOON POS 28DEG 14'S/168 DEG 38'W
24 HOUR RUN 166NM
LITTLE CHANGE IN WIND STRENGTH OR DIRECTION FROM YESTERDAY.
STILL CHASING SLOW WEAKENING NE MOVING LOW
MC

crew damp

NOON POS 29 deg 16's/170 deg 27'w

24 hour run 179nm

wind eased to 25 kts overnight and shifted to SE making it even wetter on deck.

Crew damp but happy.

Cheers MC

FLYING

NOON POST, 30 DEG
54'S/173 DEG 10'W
24 HR RUN 190NM
BEEN BLOWING 30KT STHLY SINCE DAWN WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 40KTS
DOWN TO STORM STAYSAIL AND STILL FLYING

MISTRESS AND CREW ALL GOOD AND EATING WELL
THANKS TO MANY PREPARED FROZEN MEALS - THANKYOU LADIES
CHEERS MC

FRESH SASHIMI

NOON POS .32 DEG
07'/S/176
DEG 23
W-24 HR RUN 180NM
14KT SOUTHLY

WARM WITH CLOUDY SKIES BUT DRY DECKS

FRESH SASHIMI IN HAPPY HOUR LAST NIGHT
WAS PERFECT.
CHEERS MC

Noon pos.  33 deg
35'S/179 deg
21'W-24 hr run
181nm - Great beam reach sail in 13 - 18 kt southly.

CROSSED DATELINE AT SUNRISE THIS MORN AND CAUGHT MAHI MAHI FOR DINNER

MC