[password] beavis
[position] 25 33.24S 35 02.15E
[weather] mostly sunny, light winds
[speed] 7.0
[heading] 218T
[status] After motoring the first 36 hours of this passage, we finally were able to turn off the engine last night about midnight and sailed through the night. It was a stunning night watch with a full moon which illuminated a few puffy clouds in the sky, 10-15 knots of wind on the beam and a gentle swell. The wind died again this morning, so the engine went back on again at about 7 a.m., but we don't want to complain. This passage can be a tough one, and we'd rather motor than get our butts kicked! The forecast is for light winds today, and maybe good sailing winds again tonight (fingers crossed!). 250 miles to Richards Bay, South Africa. All is well!

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