[password] yppah4187
[position] 38 51.500S 148 16.500E
[weather] 12kts SW, 1.5m swell, overcast, 1023 baro
[speed] 5.6kts
[heading] 050T
[status] report at 0945 local time Monday. Departed Port Sorell, Tasmania 25 hours ago. Had a feisty sail yesterday with winds reaching 33 knots and boat speed 12 knots. White water in the cockpit and plates flying around the galley. Wind has gradually abated from 25 knots at 8pm, to under 20 at 2am. Seas and swell have reduced making a much more comfortable platform on which to live. Barometer has risen from 1003 to 1023 in 25 hours. Have sailed 165 nautical miles.
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