[password] 23Twelve
[position] 25 33.437s 179 24.729e
[weather] 8-10knts NNE, smooth seas, 1.5m swell E, 0% cloud, 1017 baro
[speed] 4.5knts
[heading] 200T
[status] On passage, N Minerva Reef to Opua. Sailing in wind vane mode on broad reach; waiting for daylight to switch to downwind setup[END]
We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.