[password] VA7SDR
[position]24 43.643s 179 22.493w
[status] Left Minerva for Opua Saturday morning. Just trucking along average 8 plus so far, boisterous!
[speed]8.5
[heading]222T
[weather]16-20 knts SE 2.5m swell from E with wind waves 80% cloud cover bar 1018 up stdy.[END]
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.