▁on ward ▁to ▁R ar at ong a ▁and ▁Su va , ▁F iji . ▁The ▁weather ▁remained ▁ad verse ▁on ▁the ▁leg ▁from ▁F iji ▁to ▁A uck land . ▁Winter ▁had ▁already ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁and ▁the ▁sail ▁was ▁extremely ▁pun ishing ▁for ▁the ▁crew ▁in ▁the ▁wet ▁and ▁cold ▁conditions . ▁ ▁Tr ish na ▁again ▁had ▁a ▁per il ous ▁encounter ▁with ▁some ▁wh ales ▁between ▁R ar at ong a ▁and ▁F iji . ▁On ▁three ▁occasions ▁wh ales ▁came ▁within ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁meters ▁of ▁the ▁y acht , ▁div ed ▁under ne ath ▁and ▁sw am ▁nearby ▁f li pping ▁their ▁huge ▁t ails . ▁ ▁A uck land ▁to ▁Sydney ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁difficult ▁legs ▁of ▁the ▁voyage ▁was ▁the ▁passage ▁from ▁A uck land ▁to ▁Sydney ▁across ▁the ▁Tas man ▁Sea . ▁The ▁leg ▁was ▁sa iled ▁from ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 1 7 ▁Aug ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Tr ish na ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁g ales ▁continu ously ▁for ▁five ▁days . ▁The ▁s ails ▁were ▁ri pped ▁off ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁expedition , ▁the ▁' h ove - to ' ▁dr ill ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁boat ▁did ▁not ▁suffer ▁major ▁dam ages . ▁The ▁same ▁storm ▁mean while ▁struck ▁Sydney , ▁causing ▁the ▁worst ▁in und ation ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁century . ▁ ▁Sydney ▁to ▁Bomb ay