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pos: 15 9.087s 152 12.049e
sp: 6.8
h: 259m
w: 17kn ESE, CC 5/8, 60%, SS 1m SE
d: 17/08/18 12:00 GMT+1100
Seas abated and wind playing ball, so great sailing over last 12
hrs...Currently the speed and music are cranked up! ...14-21kn at 120AWA with double head sails and full main...
(Noon run day 7 = 137.9nm, Total sailed so far 923.3nm, DTF now approx. 389nm.
If anyone is wondering (mother?!) why the total (distance sailed plus DTF) keeps changing slightly, it is because we frequently can't sail in straight line. Distance sailed (through the water) is also slightly different to the actual geographic distance covered (over earth's surface) , as currents play a part, as well as slight inaccuracies with the log that reads distance through water) Eithet will be longer than a bee line from Santo- Cairns, approx 1250nm, because as well as having to sail to suit winds and seas, we also aim to avoid hitting hard things, before intended point of arrival! ;-)

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