[password] yit
[position] 30 30S 172 36E
[weather] 18nts SW gusting last hour to 25, saw biefly late thirties ths night at 3 AM and the wind shifted incredibly fast wind pilot did all the time a course of 200 degrees and within seconds he steered 90 degrees, after that the wind direction stayed like that and we adjusted the course to close hauled, 2-3 meter seas from two directions, short period, 40% cloud cover but towering cumulus and gusty
[heading] 160T
[status] 18nts SW gusting last hour to 25, saw biefly late thirties ths night at 3 AM and the wind shifted incredibly fast wind pilot did all the time a course of 200 degrees and within seconds he steered 90 degrees, after that the wind direction stayed like that and we adjusted the course to close hauled, 2-3 meter seas from two directions, short period, 40% cloud cover but towering cumulus and gusty. All is well but not very comfortable at this moment :-)

[END]