[password] Go1ngs@iling
[position] 40 26.0S 173 41.0E
[weather] W's 15 NW Baro 1017
[speed] 4.5 Knts
[heading] 101 T
[status] Position as of 1800 Hrs NZ Time. Land-Ho....always an exciting moment after a long passage! I can see Stephens Island and behind that D'urville Island off my starboard bow. Actually it should have been land-ho this morning when I past farewell spit but the visibility wasn't great this morning and I deliberately gave the spit a wide berth so I didn't see it. No problem with vis this afternoon though - the sky is bright and clear. I have chosen to do the last 24 nm into Picton in daylight because of the narrow channels and less straight forward coastal piloting. To do this I am having to slow the boat down so as to arrive at Cape Jackson close to daylight. It's a pity because I currently have a nice NW wind and following sea that I could very easily be doing hull speed in. Instead we are bareheaded with a triple reefed main. Apart from that minor self inflicted frustration, all is well aboard.

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