[password] Savanna54
[position] 30 43.860s 169 09.088e
[status] A bit late on the update this morning due to sail changes.

With the main and screacher, we couldn't run far enough down wind, and still maintain good speed, so we've switch to just the Spinnaker as the wind has gone north, and will continue around to NW and W as we get closer to NZ.

Kirstine and I did the sail change at the change of our watch, and it went well. (except I got a bit wet). Down wind to Furl screacher, drop screacher to make space for spinnaker, upwind to drop main, downwind to get genoa out, Spinnaker up, genoa in, and set course.. done.

We had a good night, with good sleep, and good speed, averaging 6.7kn since midnight. Wind was between 8 and 20kn.

Forcast is for wind to get up above 20kn this evening, so we'll keep an eye on sail choice.

I tightened the loose alternator belt on my 1am watch last night, but no joy. It looks like it's the other alternator, even though the double v belts seem firm. Back in the engine room later..

I see some fruit and eggs on the food list today. 8 eggs to get thru, and 3 papaya and 2 pineapple before they get biosecuritied when we arrive.

366nm to the entrance of Bay of Islands. At this rate it could be a night time arrival. Could be an option to press on to Whangerei. But one thing we've learnt (ok, we learnt lots of things.. ) is that things change, and you're not there till you get there.

All well on board.

[speed] 6kn+
[heading] 145M
[weather] 16kn N, 1m S swell, 20% cloud, 1021mb dropping

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