[password] forester11
[position] 23 27.378S 160 46.746E
[status] DAY 3 PASSAGE FROM NEW CALEDONIA TO BUNDABERG
The wind continues to elude us and we've been motorsailing on a silk-like sea all day. We are motoring almost directly into what little wind there is, so if we do have to motor, at least these are perfect motoring conditions! A red footed booby is currently hitching a ride with us - sitting cleaning and preening on the bow. (Ben is muttering about guano on the deck ...but I don't see him chasing it away!)

Sorry about the incorrect lat / long yesterday ..hopefully today's will put us in the ocean rather than in the middle of Australia (Thanks for the alert, Margaret!)

The night sky was amazing last night - lovely moonlight and starry sky with satellites and meteorites to add extra interest.

Our plans to use the SSB have been thwarted - the SSB has decided to give up the ghost. Fortunately we still have the satellite phone to fall back on.

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