[password] K6finnxx
[position] 22 11.798s 178 14.896e
[status] We may not have arrived yet but we are now in the Tropics having crossed the Tropic of Capricorn during the night and are now 800 nautical miles from New Zealand. The Gigians are very happy this morning after turning the motor off at 7:40. Since then we have been enjoying the fantastic sailing and listening to the sounds of the wind in the sails and the water rushing along the hull.
[speed] 7.1
[heading] 021 T
[weather] 12-15 knts ESE, 1m SE swell, 80% cloud cover & Baro 1022
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The sea is the same as it has been since before men ever went on it in boats.