[password] huck8finn
[position] 24 49.356S 177 58.297W
[weather] 25-30 kts E, combined seas 3m E period 10sec, clouds 75% clearing, 1020mb rising slowly
[speed] 7.2 kts
[heading] 207 T
[status] Wonderful sailing. Seas are 3m but relatively smooth with longish wavelength, so we are able to sail beam to seas, riding the ridges and troughs. Must hang on tight though. We are making record time for Tumbleweed with the help of the South Sub-tropical current, sog often +9 kts., which is above our hull speed of 7.8 kts. 740 nm to go, and we are headed straight for Opua NZ, thanks to the big blocking 1038 high east of NZ. Concerned about landfall weather on Sunday, Nov 5, our current ETA.

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