[password] 8882
[position] 24 02.60S 178 57.62W
[weather] 20-25 knts T from 80 deg T, 3m seas, 80% cloud cover
[speed] 7.5knts
[heading] 002T
[status] All okay. Very bumpy ride through the night, and ongoing. 3 reefs in main. About 35 miles south of North Minerva - should be there around midday.
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The sea is the same as it has been since before men ever went on it in boats.