[password] 8882
[position] 17 31.01S 178 29.64w
[weather] 16knts from 130 deg True, 1.5m confused seas, sunny with 20% clouds, 1013 baro
[speed] 7knts
[heading] 285T
[status] Just approaching Vanua Balavu Pass in the Lau Group. Sailing, poled out. Winds lightened since yesterday. May have ended up in a trough for a few hours yesterday: winds 25-30 knots with rain from about 0730 to miday (NZ standard time). Should be able to time our entry to Savu Savu for daylight hours tomorrow if we keep the boat speed down.
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