[password] nftpw4ps
[position] 02 11.77N 96 03.29E
[speed] 5.5kts
[heading] 321T
[status]It's been an eventful 24 hours. We arrived to a great spot for some diving. While the water initially was not that clear, I was confident it was going to be good out on the reefs. We did 2 small dives with Kate, our crew, getting her up to speed on basic diving water skills. That went great. We cleaned our gear and left some of it outside drying overnight. We woke up in the morning to find two wetsuits, all booties, dive gloves and one mask stolen off the back of the boat. I was very agitated that we forgot to turn on the security light overnight, not to mention that we had a person onboard stealing stuff out of the cockpit and off the lines. We've NEVER had any issues in Indonesia, so this was our first...and hopefully last. After checking out the reefs yesterday by dinghy, I found that they were beaten up, poor visibility and some of the least attractive reefs we've seen in Indonesia so far. So, we picked up the anchor and have been sailing since 1pm yesterday. Our plan is to go direct to Pula Weh (north tip of Sumatra) for diving, diving, diving....and to replace some of our stolen gear. A real bummer, not to mention it was my birthday. Otherwise, all is well and we are off and sailing nicely with following seas and a comfortable ride.
[weather] partly cloudy, 25C, 1016.9 pressure, 8-10 kts SW, 1m swell.

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