[password] grace40

[position] 19 44.200s 175 30.600e

[weather] as of 1400 hrs 13 November 2019. Beautiful clear blue sky. Wind SSE 14-18 kts. Swell SE 1.5 mts long rolling period. COG 212T. SOG 6.5 - 7.5 kts. Baro 1011 steady.

[status] What a difference a day makes. Great sailing. Took down the staysail and put up the headsail. AG took off from a meandering 5.3 kts, to a galloping 6.5 to 7.5 kts, even touching 8. Seas are way down with long periods making for pretty smooth sailling. Only problem is direction. Wind has been virtually S until late this morning when it began backing slightly to SSE. Until then our course kept moving west until we were going 335T, and currently we're about 50nm west of our rhumbline. I'm confident we'll make that up over the next couple of days as wind continues to back E. Later in trip wind will die and we'll be motoring, and then will go north. At least that's the prognosis. With weather, one can never be 100% certain what tomorrow will bring. Otherwise, all good on board.

Cheers
John

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