[password] nftpw4ps
[position] 01 42.20S 137 05.26E
[speed] 3.8kts
[heading} 255T
[status] We missed getting this report in before the net. We got slammed with a very large squall and a 180 degree wind shift. We filled up our water tanks as we got more rain than we have seen in months. In fact, it was the first rain we've had in over a week. In addition to the large squall we encountered an Indonesian vessel underway with no lights. It was hard to distinguish the vessel from the patchy squalls. Fortunately the vessel flashed a white light to alert us to the postion, and we got a radar lock...but NO running lights. We are heading for a village built on stilts over the water that we saw on satellite images. We don't think many vessels go there as it is off the beaten path. We expect to arrive in about a day depending on wind.
[weather] 50% cloud, 28C, 1006.5 baro, 6-8kts SE wind.

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