[password] beeskiff
[position] 22 16.800s 175 06.900e
[status] What a wonderful 24 hours of sailing we've had! Sunny (starry) skies, quite settled seas and 12 to 15 knots SSE. Yesterday mid morning we packed the gennaker away and moused the halyard, not expecting to use it again as the wind should only back a bit from here on.
We sailed with full main and genoa for most of the day, decent speed and optimal course still making a little easting just in case.
Last night the wind backed a bit more than expected and we put in 2 reef and adjusted genoa size a bit over the night as the strength varied. This morning the wind angle has moved a little more aft making things more comfortable.
The game at the moment is to try to arrive at Navula pass at first light Saturday. Not worried about going through in the dark but it's always beautiful to arrive early morning and enjoy the beauty of the reef. Maybe we will come in past my favourite surf breaks "Cloud Break" and "Restaurants". I know this area well from numerous surfing holidays to Namotu. Lyn says it would be illegal to hop off for a quick wave but I think I might be MOB with a surfboard thrown to me for my rescue:)
This plan will mean we need to maintain average speed of about 6.2 knots, probably have to put on the brakes a bit at some stage.
[speed] 7
[heading] 45T
[weather] 15knts SSE 1.5m swell from the SSE 20% cloud cover.

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