[password] rachel25
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[position]37 09.800s 164 27.100w
[status] On passage to Valdivia, Chile from Auckland NZ. Light winds yesterday and slow progress, close hauled on port tack all day. Allowed us to finish off a few outstanding tasks from Auckland including replacement of the NO1 reef line and fitting the leecloth on our bunk, which we may well need later today. Wind now in the NW and we are reaching at 7 - 8 knots. Wind will increase all day and we expect a front with rain and loads of wind tonight.
Yesterday was Banana Day. Ana announced it with a sign above the cooker. This day always occurs some 10 days into a passage and is the day when you must eat the remaining bananas. We did quite well mainly thanks to a banana cake but I see a few brown coloured specimens still lurking in a bowl - breakfast!

[speed] 7.5 kts
[heading] 082 true
[weather] Wind NW 15 knots. 1.0m waves. Sky 100% cloud cover. Bar 1020.,
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