[password] Ridingmore
[position] 24 21.8S 170 36.4W
[weather]18-25 knots from SE
[status] End of week 1, woop woop! Aaaaand at about 5am this morning, we passed our approximate geographic midpoint, being 1076nm from Maupiti, where we departed, and 1076nm from Opua, where we intend on arriving, woop woop! Of course we've travelled further than that already, with the log reading 1115nm since departure, and in reality, who knows when the hell we are actually going to arrive into Opua with the forecast ahead of us, and the likely circuitous route that we will no doubt have to take! But, more importantly, and always to be celebrated, we moved onto the glorious LINZ chart NZ 605 - which, as always, and very excitedly, is the last chart you need on the way back to NZ - most definitely worth celebrating, woop woop! Ok that's enough celebrating. I'm exhausted. I'll just go have a quick cup-o-tea and a lie down..

Patea stats to the end of day 7:
Time: 1300 Wednesday 041120 (NZST)
Speed (SOG): 6-10 kts
Course (COG) 230T
Last 24hr distance: 195NM
Last 24hr VMG distance: 192NM
Distance to Opua (great circle): 1015NM
Average over ground speed this trip: 6.8kts
Average VMG this trip: 6.3 kts
Wx: Wind: 20-25kts from 130, waves: 1.5m from S, water temp: 22.1, and continuing to drop!
Fish to date: 1

Happy trails, Patea signing out
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