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Another nice day sailing in 15-20 kts, gusting to 25, just forward of the beam.icing on the cake was sunshine all day long. We knew there would be no way to make it to the entrance to the pass by sunset so we reefed everything and slowed down. Zoom in on this island and you will see the man made cut through the reef. It is 40' wide and 6 feet deep. Many boats would like to visit Aitutaki but can't due to their draft. We draw 5 1/2 with our centerboard up so we have a shot of making it through. The current is a factor too, runs 5+ kts. We are an hour out now, 8:30pm our time. Plan was to heave to for the night an enter in the morning. New plan is to try to anchor outside the pass for the night. Should be interesting as it's pitch black and we've never been here before. In the morning we will enter 1hr before high tide.[END]