[password] 23Twelve
[position] 31 11.223S 173 08.562E
[weather]17knts SW, rough seas, 3m swell W, 80% cloud, 1005 baro
[speed] 3knts
[heading] 150T
[status] On passage, N Minerva Reef to Opua. Passed the front at ~02:30: double reefed main only; 35 knots wind, torrential rain, lightning, for about 1 hour. Wind shift N-NW in 2 minutes, then NW-SW in 5! Now sailing double-reefed main and staysail, 60-70deg fetch [END]
The sea is the same as it has been since before men ever went on it in boats.