[password] cloud&sun
[position] 27 44.43S 174 06.29E
[status] As of 2016-11-20 15:00 UTC: The seas subsided and the winds backed nicely and we were able to sail with full hoist and jib during the day. The gentle motion allowed us to make a temporary fix to the autopilot. The wind died off early Sunday evening and clocked around so we were heading off toward Tasmania again. We’d also been contending with a .75-1.25 knot adverse current for most of the day, so we fired up the motor to head more south easterly to get out of the current (at least according to OSCAR). We’re hoping to sail again once we get south east enough to get out of the adverse current and the wind fills in.
[heading] 159T
[speed] 5.5
[weather] 10 knots ESE. Baro 1019.5. 80% cloud. 1-2 meter swell.
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