[password]seabird14
[position] 02 29.1 N 032 39.4 W
[heading] 275T
[speed] 8.6kts
[weather] 20-23kts NNE, seas 2m NE swell and confused seas, squalls, cc 100%, 1013 mb, 85F
[status] DAY 18 1724 nm to Barbados. Stbd beam reach sgl rf main and jib, 8.6kts at 275T. This convergence zone still has a mighty strong hold on us, as we have battled high winds and seas for 42 hours now. We look out on the horizon and all we see is angry seas and dark skies, a seemingly impenetrable wall of dark grey standing between us and clearing this ITCZ. We have been taking a lot of seas over the deck alternating with torrential downpours. Aa such, we are all buttoned up down below, kind of a tropical sauna with an added roll and bang. We are hanging on as Kailani soldiers seemingly effortlessly through the confused seas averaging 8-9kts. Good news is we are making good DMG toward our destination, and forecast indicates that sometime before midnight we will have clear skies again.
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