[password] n0tap!wd
[position] 32 43S 173 14E
[course] 167 M
[speed] 7.4 kt
[weather] Wind NW at 24-28 kts. Seas NW 2.5 m. Cloud 75%.
[status] (Posted at 0600 local 11/22) Kicking up a little choppy in a fresh breeze on the starboard quarter. Snugged down with double reefed main and mizzen, stays'l, and storm jib. Clouds now filling in from S with some distant lightning after crystal clear, cold night. Putting a little money in the bank (i.e. westing) for the backing expected behind the front. Feels great to be really moving again! Hope to clear North Cape before the dinner dishes are stowed. 250 nm to Auckland approaches.
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