[password] Tsar12
[position] 28 44.15S 156 38.9W
[weather] SE 15-20 cloudy with some bright periods.
[status] it seems each night is a repeat of the one before - starting at around 4 pm the wind lifts to 25-30 on and off for about 6 hours making a bouncy night then wind moderates during early hours but we continue with deep reef just in case there are more squalls to come which results in 24 hr mileage?s being modest at around 160 .
This morning we have we assume Taranoui 3 nm to weather - we are all still trying to get as east as possible but with 30degree windshifts sometimes we aren?t even laying our destination - hopefully we will be able to ease our sheets a little in a days time for the final run north but it is a possibility it could be on the wind all the way.

Coen developed his bread making skills into olive and sundries tomato range and tastes pretty good.
This morning we had a strike on the lines but by the time we furled the jib ,got the motor going we lost the fish - we are all hanging out for a feed of fish :(
Today?s problem solving includes trying to work out why our chart plotter is alarming on the fish finder mode ( we think) and drawing 10 amps of power which is making life hard on one of our batteries.
These days are starting to blend in to one another - we try not to think too much about dropping anchor at destination as it is still 3 hard days away !
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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