[password] yppah4187
[position] 22 37.000S 166 25.000E
[weather] 6 kts N, one metre sea, overcast with showers, 1017 baro
[speed] 4.0 kts
[heading] 010T
[status] Six nautical miles to enter the pass into New Caledonia's southern lagoon. We are back in the tropics after 22 months and 5000 nautical miles. A gannet has been perched on the starboard lifelines for the past 12 hours. All well on board and looking forward to arrival.
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