[password] kudzuu1114
[position]25 23.000S 162 26.500E
[status] Date & Time of Report: Wednesday, 14 Oct 2015, 13:15
I wonder what made me think a passage to Oz was going to be difficult! Except for 3 hours overnight when the wind wasn't up to the task of pushing Mersoleil along, we've been enjoying the best sailing ever, since departing Noumea on Monday afternoon. With a little favourable current to enhance our speed, we've been swishing across the Coral Sea at speeds of 7 to 9.5kts, enjoying turqua skies and a silky ride. Full main and genoa are both out to starboard and puffed with air even though we're deep downwind - and there's no rolling! Who took the rolling out of downwind? Maybe we're traveling at swell speed.... This is the passage we would order for guests. Heading for Brisbane and looking forward to seeing David, Angelina and Natalie there.
[speed] 7.3
[heading] 257T
[weather] WIND: E @ 18 kts. SWELL: SE @ 1.5 meters. BARO: 1023.1 TEMP: 71.5F. SKY: 20

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Robbie & Bev Collins
sy Mersoleil (Hylas 46)
Email at Sea: sailingmersoleil@uuplus.net (Checked Daily)
Email on Land: sailingmersoleil@gmail.com (Checked only while on land with internet)
HF Radio Callsign: KK4FSN
VHF Radio Callsign: WDF2769
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