Very protected small harbour. Great winter rates. Lovely town with access by train to Europe. At the southern end of the Standing Mast Route through Holland to Germany and beyond.
The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea.
Tamariki - October 23, 2017
password] m449tam
[date] 21 Oct 2017 2030 hr
[position] 17 30 S 159 23 W
[speed] 5.5 knts
[heading] 262 T
[status] on passage to Palmerston Is. Quiet day. Now motoring. Large cloud bank on W horizon. All well on board.
[weather] Wind 6 knts E, 2 m N swell, 1014mb steady, 10% CLOUD.
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Kailani - October 22, 2017
[password]seabird14
[position]33 39.3 S 026 56.5 E
[heading] 243T
[speed] 7.8kt
[weather] 8-10 SSW, 1-2m S swell, 1019 mb, 0%cc
Second Wind - October 22, 2017
[password] silvermom
[position] 22 24.35S 166 48.24E
[status] Anchored at Baie Ire on Ile Ouen, en route to Ile des Pins.
[heading] 40M
[speed] 0k
[weather] Wind NE 15 with frequent gusts. Seas ENE .3m. Baro 1012, a decrease of 1 mb in the last 24 hours. Cloud 85%.
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Continuum - October 22, 2017
Lat-28deg8'28" Lon+33deg1'4" Alt+006ft GPS Sats seen: 08 2017-10-22 06:46UTC http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=-28.141258&lon=33.017848 Sent via Iridium GO!
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[s] Position report sent via Iridium GO [END]
Villomee - October 22, 2017
[password]jazzdog1
[position]17 35.615S 177 26.594E
[weather]ESE 25-30 70%CC Bar 1008
[speed]0
[heading]0
[status]Lautoka. Had a fast sail from Yadua Is to the big smoke. Hopefully the wind will stay in this direction and we should avoid the soot that covered the boat last time.
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SHE SAN - October 22, 2017
[password] Fionn410
[position] 26 14.91S 176 44.01E
[weather] 8knts NE
[speed] 4.5kts
[heading]193
[status] All fine. Engine off, sails up
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