[password] yppah4187
[position] 27 55.000s 178 30.000e
[status] 1700 NZ time. Fri 31 Oct. Front came through in early afternoon. Wind changed from 8NW to South to 8SE as a bank of clouds crossed us. On rhumb line for Opua, NZ
[speed] 5.5
[heading] 206T
[weather] 10 knots SE, long period swell from the south 2m, 90% cloud cover

other comments:
NZ Airforce Orion aircaft flew overhead this afternoon and confirmed we were underway for Opua
noon to noon covered: 124 nautical miles
miles to run to Opua, New Zealand: 490
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