[password] testing2468
[position]32 19.012S 176 20.966E
[weather] wind 18-22, gusting 26 knts E, seas 6-7 ft ENE 7s, mixed sun and clouds growing more cloudy later in day, 1026 baro and rising, temp daytime 70F, nighttime 58 F
[speed] 7.5 knts avg
[heading] 212T
[status] comfortable day. Lots of sunshine prior to 15:00. Seas from behind just to our port side were fairly comfortable and allowed for us to get a lot of boat work, cleaning and organization done in advance of our arrival to Opua. Encountered our first sailboat, Shannon, in this passage. They intersected our course as they sailed from the Marshall Islands to Whangarei

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