[password] D1nsdale
[status] :position 23 06S 162 04E
Greetings landlubbers, Andy here. It?s been two nights out at sea. An exercise in holding one?s guts together while marveling at the experience of a perpetually moving world. The flying fish and albatross lazily circling have been thrilling. We are traveling at solid speeds of 6-7 knots with giddy spurts of up to 10. The swells have been an overly generous 2.7 and last night coming onto watch at midnight was like stepping into a moonlit washing machine. Robby?s haunted eyes met mine as he came off watch. He?d had a wave dump as many buckets on him without notice. He?d found a good perch though on the stairs looking back. Amazing how a boat moves through waves, water pours high towards the stern and then slides under. The boat twists and slides along with a crazy hissing sound. Four hours of that gets a gal thinking. Today the swells are down.. Just had a smashing breakfast from the ever steady hands of Patrick and Robby is heroically troubleshooting the head. Flying all sails now expecting big swells again tonight. Gazing at the wake. Must be hereditary. Crew all well and of very good cheer.

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