[password] yppah4187
[position] 18 42.00S 178 49.85W
[weather] 5 knts SE, less than 1.0m long period SW swell,
20% cloud cover, 1013 baro
[speed] 2knts
[heading] 335T
[status] report at 0615 NZ time Wednesday. Sun just rising. Sailing to Vanua Balavu. 80 miles to run. ETA Lomolomo Thursday lunchtime. Just through Fulanga Passage  grateful for radar. Can see islets to port, starboard and stern. All well on board.
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The cabin of a small yacht is truly a wonderful thing; not only will it shelter you from a tempest, but from the other troubles in life, it is a safe retreat.