[p]Fluenta2014
[pos]25 12.903s 179 39.098w
[sp]6.0
[h]026t
[w]TWS 2 kts gusting to 4. TWD 295T Baro 1017. Overcast.
[s]Motoring over glassy swells
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The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigator.
The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigator.
[p]Fluenta2014
[pos]25 12.903s 179 39.098w
[sp]6.0
[h]026t
[w]TWS 2 kts gusting to 4. TWD 295T Baro 1017. Overcast.
[s]Motoring over glassy swells
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[password} cheznous4000
[position] 23 39 s 178 58 w
[weather] Nil wind., glassy seas, 60%, 1018 rising, SE swell 0.5m.,
[speed] 5.5
[heading 030M
[status] Arriving N Minerva for breakfast.[END]
[password] Holden02
[position] 24 44s 179 30e
[status] Yet another great day reaching in beautiful conditions 08-14kn SE. Ran Code 0 all day and arrived Mineva Sth 1600. Caught 2 Tuna but Murfs knot gave one to the sharks.
[speed] 0.o
[heading] 0
[weather] 3knts SE Sea Calm SE 30% cloud cover to the S.[END]
[p]n0tap!wd
[pos]24 32s 179 30w
[sp]6.5
[h]020m
[w]Wind NW 5kt, variable. 95% thin, low cloud. Baro 1017 steady. 1m S swell.
[s]43 nm to pass S. Minerva; hope to be in N. Minerva this afternoon. Haven't had a passage with this much motoring since the '90s - bring on the trades! Celebrating our sixth anniversaday of no sand flies.
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[password] SYWHYNOT
[position]30 02s 160 14w
[status] Day 11: Great downwind sailing!
[speed] 7.6
[heading] 082T
[weather] 15-20knts W, 4m swell S, 20% cloud cover, Barometer steady
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[password] cph0rry
[position] 20 35.6554 S 178 40.5605 E
[speed] 5.6 knts
[heading] 25 M
[status] Pleasant day of sailing fast with winds 15-20 knots. Winds light overnight 5-10 knots and some veer to the north. Backing to the east some this morning. 230 miles to Savusavu.
[weather] 9 knts T ESE, 1 M seas, 30%clouds, 1016.9 bar
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[password] our460360
[position] 23 39s 178 54w
[status] Anchored at North Minerva. All is well on board.
[speed] 0 knts
[heading] NA
[weather] 5 knts from SE 40% cloud cover baro 1018[END]
[password] Fra17099
[position] 29 07S 16326E
[speed] 8.0
[heading] 303T
[weather] 10 kts SSW, 1 m swell, 40% clouds, baro 1010.5 rising slowly
[status] all well, happy the wind has filled in. Think we went through the clouds of the start of the front, no rain where we were, but looked to be just starting to rain 20 miles east of us. Light winds all night until 0300 NZST when stayed at 7 kts, enough for us to sail![END]
[password] yppah4187
[position] 23 59.00S 179 16.85W
[weather] 4 knts S, 1m southerly swell, 90% cloud cover, 1015 baro
[speed] 5knts
[heading] 040T
[status] report at 0600 NZ time Friday. Motoring with the jib up pretending it is helping. Less than 5 miles to South Minerva Reef. Less than 30 nautical miles to North Minerva Reef. Getting excited about arriving at North Minerva Reef around lunch time today. Plenty of bananas and all is well on board.
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