[password] cloud&sun
[position] 20 43.003S 179 39.698W
[status] As of 2015-06-04 11:48 UTC: Started sailing slowly again after midnight last night when wind picked up to 10-12 and backed around to the SE. Wind started to pick up to 15-20 during the day today and we started gradually reefing. Wind backed to the ESE early this evening and and built to 20-25 knots. We expect the wind to back even more overnight. Now sailing with triple reefed main and staysail with wind just forward of the beam. We are heading further east to get a better angle in the Koro Sea for the approach to Savusavu as the wind continues to back. Wind has eased up a little over the past few hours, so we're a bit underpowered with this sail plan. but at least we're prepared for expected higher winds. Uneventful day with a few squalls. Very pleasant temps. Very cloudy.
[heading] 19T
[speed] 7.7
[weather] 18-22 knts ESE. Baro 1019 and steady. Waves 2 meters. 100% cloud. 26c water temp.[END]
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.