[password] fbs18940
[position] Opua, NZ Customs Quarantine Dock
[status] grateful to have this passage done. No injuries, no damage, but very unpleasant. Last two days very difficult weather. Spent all night last night clawing 13 miles of southing. Not much fun. But, that's sailing, eh?
[speed] 0
[course] at rest
[weather] quiet, but not so out in the ocean here. Was 20-24 kts on the nose, no matter which direction we were traveling, as we motored into Opua with the very last of our fuel.
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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.