[password] Doris8503
[position] 25 10 S 157 12 E (17:00 UTC)
[speed] 5-7kts
[heading]245M (COG 248M)
[status] All Well On Board
On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. 287 Miles to go. Finally found wind, sometimes a little too much. Amazing VHF Propogation conditions. At 18:00 Australian time heard Moololobar and Hervie Bay MRCC on Ch 16 loud and clear, followed by Hervie Bay on Ch67 giving weather forecast. Distance approx 320 miles Then during the night two AIS contacts, from ships. One 140 miles away, the other 304 miles.
Wind NNE 18-25kts gusting 30
Sea 1.5m swell with lumpy seas on top of swell
Barometer 1014 Dropped three points in 8 hrs
Cloud Cover 10%
Temperature 18 degC (warmer during day but still cool breeze)

regards

Eric
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