[password] beeskiff
[position] 20 06.600s 176 54.560e
[status] Dad is being cremated this morning at 8:30 AEST, we will think of him, shed some tears and send love to our grieving family.
Yesterday was a day of reaching with full sails in a varying SSE 15 knots wind, good sailing. Around sunset a big rain squall caught us a little on the back foot as we struggled to drop the main downwind. By sundowners everything was under control with 3rd reef and half furled genoa for the generally increasing wind and narrower wind angle.
The night was spent dodging a few squalls and adjusting jib size. Fortunately the wind angle was still quite good and we made good progress in the roughening seas.
This morning the wind is up to a solid 20 knots at 125 TWD, we have gone to the staysail and 3rd reef, very comfortable considering the rough seas. Hope it remains so as it's forecast to strengthen and move around more to the east.
Still on track for the reef pass early tomorrow morning.
[speed] 7
[heading] 20T
[weather] 20knts SSE 1.5m swell from the SSE 20% cloud cover.

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