[password] TwinkY6433
[position] 20 16.37S 174 48.54W
[weather] SE 12 knots, 1017 baro
[speed] Anchored off Nomuka Iki Island, Tonga
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[status] We woke at 4am with no wind so took our time getting up. We upped anchor and were out the reef pass by 4.40am. With no wind we motored north east. Once the sun was up we put some lures out, and an hour or so later the wind finally filled in. We sailed with full main and full Genoa with the wind well aft of the beam (140AWA) and happily did 7.5-8.5 knots and sometimes up to 9.5 knots. We saw a few humpback whales, slapping their tails and pectoral fins off in the distance. We got a small tuna for lunch, and it was quite a nice sail - except it was overcast and drizzling most of the way. We arrived at Nomuka Ika Island around lunch time and anchored up. It?s been a very overcast, rocky and windy (15+ knts average) afternoon, but we?ve slept, eaten, read books and relaxed. We have a fair bit of shelter from the island and surrounding reef, but we must still remember we are kinda parked in the Pacific Ocean - hence the wind and rocky nature of the anchorage. After a wine or two, we?re settled down to watch Moana (appropriately), and chill out for the evening.

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