We had a good lively beam reach along the coast but it all the next day to reach the northern point of New Zealand and I decided to find some shelter and anchor again so that we could change over to twin headsails. Although the sun had been put all day the solar panels had been shaded by the mainsail, and the forecast is for southerlies so the twin jibs seemed to be an obvious choice. I wasnt sure which side of Cape Reinga would be more sheltered as the with was sort of parallel to the shore. Heading for the nearest anchorage marked on the chart things went a bit wrong when the furling line pulled out of the drum leaving the jib fkapping in the increasing wind. The 1st anchorage wasn't at all sheltered so we headed for the other side  but a jibe caught the main sheet on the boarding ladder (which I should have stowed), and what with that and the jib and the dark and the wind  and now being sick and a fishing boat nearby drawing us towards it every time I took my eye off the course, we  were in a bit of a mess.  We did however make it round to a bay on the north of the cape and thankfully found some shelter for anchoring. I hauled down the jib having previously dropped the main and fell into my bunk in a state of exhaustion.

Yesterday we were up at 1st light rigging the jibs, straightening the bent stantion and stowing the ladder, fortunately no permanent damage done. We set off at 9am with the poled out jibs pulling well and they have kept pulling since although the south-westerly wind has been just within the direction limit that both jibs can take. The motion has been randomly rolly so stomachs have taken time to settle and I have been prone on the bunk most of the day and night with the regular checks up top.

We made 134 miles in the 24 hours since leaving Cae Reinga which is good progress and we are keeping up 5-6 knots in the 10-15 knot  breeze.