[password] Tsar12
[position] 31 48.547S 172 17.623 W
[weather] wind S 12-15 knots seas 1-1.5 m and easy .sky clear barometer 1025

[status]since picking up the Southerly around midday yesterday we sailed with screecher making due east in 8-12 apparent dropping the screecher before bed and settling in under jib for the night during which wind picked and stayed around 15 knots. Great to be making good headway after the frustrating day a few days ago where progress was limited to say the least !now blasting along at 8-9 knots in easy seas towards the top of the low which should give us a good help from late Wednesday.
Dinner last night venison steaks on the bbq - what a treat.
Sailing conditions today are as good as you could hope for going up the NZ coast tho still sailing at 60 awa rather than freer angles to make as much east as poss.

In a few hours we sail between the Louisville Ridge mount which comes up from 5800 m to just 200 at its highest - an underwater mountain approx 1.5 times higher than Mt Cook ! Lures are out !
Spirits on board high thankful to be sailing in such beautiful conditions this far from land and to be making good progress to where we need to go.
Note: Sending a brief description of the weather you are experiencing is a great help to David and Patricia (Gulf Harbour Radio) for monitoring the weather.

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