[password] cloud&sun
[position] 12 55.94S 163 38.06E
[status] We've been working to position ourselves to sling shot off the backside of the tropical storm developing just NE of the Solomons. We're aiming to stay close enough to it to have good wind but not TOO close. Will be interesting to see how this works. We can always run further west if we have to. We've been paralleling some impressive looking squall lines, but we haven't gotten into one yet. We've been alternating between double reefed and triple reefed main, with no headsail, but there is plenty of wind to move us along. Very pleasant at the moment. Hope it lasts.
[heading] 341T
[speed] 6.7
[weather] Wind 23 135T. Baro 1005. Waves 2-3 meters from the SE. We're sailing deep downwind. Water temp 82.85F. Had winds to 33 knots earlier this morning, sustaining 30+ for a time.

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