[password] pilot25041
[position] 26 30.54s 146 08.53w
[status] we had a bumpy sail all night, fairly hard on the wind (40 degrees AWA) tacking north around midnight and then back west this morning, before final tacking back north just before nightfall at 5pm Tahiti time. We hope the Predict Wind gribs come true and get us a progressively better wind angle as the night finishes and hopefully by mid/late morning tomorrow we should be aiming straight at Tubuai!

The 'bumpy' sailing is significantly affecting 2 of the crew, they still can't get used to motion of the 47foot washing machine, even after over 4 weeks on board!

Last night sailing under the stars and full moon was excellent, today has been a mixed bag of clouds, some sun, then more clouds, not the best weather we've had, but still pleasant compared to what our families are experiencing in the NZ winter!

Nothing much else to report from the good yacht Surreal II today, apart from "Moaning Mini" our autopilot and that it continues to work after the 'motor rebuild' in Rapa! That's put the kiss of death on it holding out much longer!!
Position 17.00 nzst. DTG 248nm
[speed] 5kts
[heading] 355T
[weather] 9knts NW, 1.5m swell from the W, dark.

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