[password] silvermom
[position] 35 42.6S 172 06.9W
[status] Squalls with 35-40k winds and heavy rain appeared overnight, but the old gals were primed for the event and came through in style (Second Wind down to just inner foresail, crew in foulies). Wind is backing, seas are getting rougher; it's a frisky ride but not a bad one.
[heading] 80T
[speed] 6.5k
[weather] Wind SSE 22k. Sea S 3m. Baro 1020, rising gradually. Cloud 70%.
[END]
There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.