[password] VA7SDR
[position] 27 13.58s 178 28.71e]
[status]underway NZ, good night sail after struggling all day to eke out some miles, light winds but in the groove nicely and really moving considering nothing over 9.5 kts wind on the nose. Nice sea conditions finally but all that is about to change next 24 hours so we will leave the reef in the main for now and see how we go. Decision time as to remain east or move west to make the final approach to Whangarei as the front is due tomorrow early right on our course and it might mean more seriouis head winds so we need to pick an angle of attack which will provide the least bashing and best speeds to get off the sea. Definitely cooler at night now, still shorts and t shirt but waiting for the sun now. probably looking at pants tomorrow night, argghhh. Very dark all night, cloudy so it was black as!
[speed]7.5
[heading] 218T
[weather]70% cloud, winds SSE 7-10 Bar 1019 steady

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