[password] Tsar12
[position] 29 60.79S 159 41.75W
[weather] wind ese to se 14-20 knots barometer has been stuck on 1030 ! Overcast sky swell 2 m with a chop
[status]as per normal just before dark wind got up to 29 knots then stayed a solid 20-25 during the night before backing off slightly this morning.we are sailing hard on the wind trying desperately to still get as much east as possible as forecast suggests wind will swing to ESE in a day or two which will mean we won?t lay Raivavae unless we plan for that now. We are just over 700 nm from our port of entry however it?s a long on the wind leg to get there !
Saw a boat behind us first light this morning but can?t see now - not sure if it is Surreal 2 or Taranoui. We made pretty solid progress during the night . Taking each day as it comes rather than get excited about finishing the leg as 700nm hard on the wind is still a long sail in its own right but grabs show we should have wind all the way there which is good.
Note: Sending a brief description of the weather you are experiencing is a great help to David and Patricia (Gulf Harbour Radio) for monitoring the weather.

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