C39 - Sailing From Fiji to New Zealand via Minerva Reef - 3 days of Gale

This video shows the passage from Port Denarau in Fiji, via Minerva Reef to Bay of Islands in New Zealand, a 1,200 mile passage through very challenging yet attractive seas. The last 4 days from Minerva reef, we were in a gale with sustained winds of 25 to 35 knots gusting to 40 knots, from the beam.