[password] cloud&sun
[position] 19 57.39S 170 33.16E
[status] As of 2016-11-15 15:00 UTC: Another benign day with lots of sun, no waves, but also no wind. We sailed very slowly earlier in the day in 5 knots of wind, but wind has dropped off overnight so we're back to motoring. We went through some large areas of brown particulate matter for most of the day and are not sure if that is due to volcanic activity. It didn't look like pumice. The fish seemed to like it as we could see fish swimming around the boat. We tried to snag some, but no luck. We're still planning to head to around 22 south and then turn east if the winds shift to the south as predicted. We'll find a place to heave to once the waves/southerlies build and hope to continue to NZ after things settle down.
[heading] 148T
[speed] 5.0
[weather] 2 knots ENE. Baro 1011.5 5% cloud.

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