[p]Fluenta2014
[pos] 48 01.4N 173 04.7W
[sp]7.5
[h]035T
[w]TWS 23 TWD 240T Baro 1000.8 Sea Temp 10.6C. Air temp 10C. Low overcast and drizzle/rain. SW waves approx 2.0m
[s] Pretty bouncy and rolly last night until we made it to SE of the low but now Fluenta is galloping towards the barn. From mid morning we were able to gybe over to port tack and since then have been averaging boat speeds in the mid to high 7's with surfs up to 10 kts with SW winds 20-25 kts tucked to the SE of the low. Nice to be on a broad reach again with following seas. Somehow that had not been a frequent situation since our 2014 Pacific crossing. We were heading for Umnak Pass to enter the Bering Sea but now debating Samalga Pass as less tidal current and can better use the west wind to sail closer to Dutch Harbor.
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