[password] tikacat55
[position] 33 56S 124 42E
[weather] Wind 13 kts NE, 1022mb, 20% cloud cover, swell E 1.5m
[course] 265 T
[speed] 9.0 knots
[status] Great smooth sailing, with a lovely sunset to accompany dinner and the game of 500 last night. Gybed over to starboard tack in the morning and had the code 0 on windward hull until about midnight when a few puffs suggested we take it in. Good timing as it suddenly surged past 25 knots (no clouds at all for warning) and had us scrambling to put 2 reefs in. Was back down again within an hour, so shook them both out again, set the screecher, then pulled that in and back to our favourite downwind sail plan of code 0 on windward hull - so a busy second shift for sail changes:$. Set for a 197 mile day and 80 miles to go until anchor down.
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