[password] K6finnxx
[position] 31 59 68s 171 57.81e
[status] Frustrating night. After going through the cold front with a good rain shower to wash the salt off Gigi the winds were SE-S-SW and a strong current against us so struggled to make any miles in the right direction for many hours. You hate to lose any of those miles already in the passage bank.
This morning the wind is more consistent from the SSW, the sun is trying to peek through the clouds and we are back on course.
[speed] 6 kts
[heading] 120T
[weather] 90% cloud cover. Winds 14-18 kts SSE with 1/2 metre southerly swell
[END]
We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.