[password] 8882
[position] 18 54.37S 178 43.02w
[weather] 28knts 145 deg true, 1.5 to 2m seas, 100% cloud cover, 1022 baro
[speed] 5knts
[heading] 145 deg true
[status] Motorsailing. SW winds have kicked in earlier than we would have liked. Still nearly 20 miles from Faluga. Hoping conditions settle in the next couple of hours.
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The sea is the same as it has been since before men ever went on it in boats.