[password]seabird14
[position]19 51 S 158 34 E
[status]9 nm from NE entrance to Chesterfield Reef. Trying to slow down for daylight but even with reefed main making 8 kts.
[heading]306 T 8.1 kts
[weather]wind 100T @ 23kts cc40% 1016 2.5m SE swell 25C
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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.