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[position] 18 58.110s 173 33.498e

[status] We listened to GHR this morning, thanks guys for the weather update, we really appreciate all the info you provide.
Well it happened… it had to happen eventually, and last night, after uploading the YIT update, Sasha finally joined the large group of people who have barfed over the side of a sailing boat. The sickness left as quickly as it arrived, and once dinner (canned chicken soup) was well and truly (and unwillingly) donated to King Neptune, Mike grabbed Sasha a Sea Sick Bomber that MALibu had bought and a refreshing glass of water. Sasha took the first watch, now 100% alert as the pills have 150mg of Caffeine in them. And Mike tried to get some sleep…. Rather difficult in these conditions. Mike took over (I guess) around 8:30ish, Sasha did sleep, then got up and stood watch from 11pm to 2:45am, Mike then helmed from then until 7am. Apart from that we’ve made excellent progress, 212 nautical miles in the past 24hours.
Plans for a roast chicken dinner tomorrow are underway, with a frozen chick now being defrosted in the fridge. That with roasted Kumala will be a tasty treat! And once Mike wakes up, Sasha will make some scrambled egg muffins in the muffin tray, and in the spare muffin holes head Bake Beans… gotta love shoving food in the oven and not having to worry about it falling all over the place.
All well on board.

[speed] 8.8

[heading] 234M

[weather]. 18-20 knots South West 85% cloud cover. Baro: 1019. Swell is 1.5 to 2 metres sloppy and on the beam. As GHR said in this mornings broadcast - definitely not the most comfortable sailing!

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