Nightfall

Tuesday, 21:30

At 8:30pm the sun went down behind the tutukaka coastline in a spectacula swirl of red, orange, blue, and black. And within 30min the wind changed from NE 15kn to S 5kn.

5kn is not a lot, but head on and with no swell we can use it. Down goes the cruising chute, up the main and genoa, close hauled, and we're doing 4kn.

That's a little slower than with the engine but it's a lot quieter. 

Only problem is it's pitch black with no moon up, and we're heading towards Bream Head near Whangaray, approx 3nm ahead. Must.not.run.aground. A hurray for navigation lights and charts. And  GPS.