May 17, 2014 at 27 deg, 40 min south, 178 deg, 22 min west.
Plans change.
Plan A… leave Tauranga, sail to Minerva Reef, then to Tonga. A little later… A low heads to Minerva. Scratch that.
Plan B… Skip Minerva, go direct to Tonga. A little later… The low looks like it’ll move to Tonga as we get there. Scratch that.
Plan C… Direct to Tonga but go really slow. A little later… The low slows down. Scratch that.
Plan D… Hove to – just stay put and wait for the low to pass. A little later… The low looks like it’ll curve southwest towards us. Scratch that.
Plan E… Head to Minerva. The low should pass by the time we get there. Fingers crossed, we’re heading there now. It’s two days away. Lots of time for things to change and for us to implement plans F, G, H, I, J, K, L and M. -Rich, one of the two at sea – the other one’s sleeping.
