[password] silvermom
[position] 16 30.790S 151 46.175W
[status] In current weather we had 3 options at Taha'a: 1) endure wind bullets in a bay anchorage, 2) endure rough fetch in a reef anchorage, 3) sail to Bora Bora. We chose Door #3. We're anchored in the lee of Motu Toopoa, where we feel blissfully secure.
[heading] 150M
[speed] 0k
[weather] Outside the lagoon winds are ESE 22k and waves ESE 2.5m, but the water in this anchorage is calm; wind is S 8, 15k in squalls. Baro 1020mb, a slight increase. Cloud 95% with frequent squalls.
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We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.