[password] STUART32
[position] 21 56.978N 159 21.534w

[date] 2019-05-20
[status] We're almost ready to depart for Alaska. We're currently tied to a slip in the Niwiliwili Small Boat Harbor on Kauai in Hawaii. If the current weather forecast holds we may depart tomorrow or the day after, with the aim of making it as far west as King Cove on the Alaskan Peninsula. Apart from weather, the only potential snag in our plan at present is if a part we ordered arrives late or doesn't fit. We had an unfortunate case of butter fingers when up the mast a few days ago which resulted in our tri-colour assembly falling and smashing on the deck; that was a USD500 mistake! Our replacement part is due to arrive today, so long as it fits, we're good to go again. This passage will be the first time we'll have a crew member. Kate's oldest friend [from primary school] Michael is joining us; which is sensational!

[weather] that nasty congo line of lows trucking NE appear to be dissipating, which is what we needed to see before we were happy to set out, will check weather again tomorrow before deciding whether to go then or the day after.
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