[password] grace40

[position] 29 39.875e 177 28.312e

[weather] 0515 17 May 2019. Wind SW 7-9kts, swell SW 1 mtr. Cloud cover 5% clear. Baro 1016 steady. SOG (averaging) 6 kts. COG 019T

[status] 0515 17 May 2019. Wind dropped off last night so at 2400 hrs the engine went on. Just turned it off, but wind not really up enough. So the engine will go back on when I finish this post. Weather-wise, it was another glorious, clear, starry, moon-lite night. Speaking of weather, there is an ugly depression forecast to hit Fiji the day before, or day of, our arrival. So we made a command decision to head for Minerva and wait it out. We expect to arrive Minerva Monday morning (after sun-up). That's after having to slow down because if we went usual 6kts average speed, we'd arrive around 0200 Monday morning. Speaking of speed, up to now we have been averaging better than 6kts, and had our best last 24 hours of 154nm. Oh, I almost forgot. I am reintroducing a feature of my posts from our last trip. Counting the number of dolphins and flying fish spotted. Unfortunately, the numbers have not improved. So far, the counts are:
Dolphins - 0
Fyling fish - 1. PS. None have landed on our deck in these past 413 miles.
One other thing that has not landed on our deck is water. That's right, we have taken absolutely no wave water on deck. Just shows the magnificent sailing conditions we've had.

Cheers
John & Leilani

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