[password]Renfred
[position]15 23.051n 147 55.710w
[status] Hmmmmm.......found that the boom was close to falling off due to the screws holding the boom bracket to the mast were flogging out. Jeff is retapping some bigger bolts in and we will lash the boom to the mast as well to keep it contained. Never a dull moment. Checked the latest weather maps - looks like Picadilly Station on a Friday afternoon. A possible cyclone forming just to the south of us and up ahead a melee of lows, troughs and gales before we gain the relative safety of the North Pacific High. We are close to Hawaii now but about 350 miles East, looking for a way through the maze. All good on board, missing French wine and Mellowpuffs, but surviving despite this. :-)
[speed] 5.0- 6.5kn
[heading]005T
[weather]15-20kn ENE 70% cloud cover.
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