[password]waiknot
[position]33 01.766S 175 14.801E

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For a week we have been wishing for a bit more wind. Well, our wish came true! Blowing like snot (as Patricia would say) yesterday afternoon and overnight, now calmed down to around 25-30 knots SW. Barometer jumped back up from 1011 last night to 1016 now. Today we have sunny skies again. Had a bit of rain last night to wash the salt off the boat. All good. Have now decided to sail directly to Auckland rather than Opua - once we stop we might be waiting for some time to get repairs sorted on engine. 234 Nmiles to go to Auckland. Going 4 knots in lumpy sea.

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