[password] yppah4187
[position] 33 55.000s 174 47.000e
[status] 0500 NZ time. Tuesday 4 Nov. Wind shift came through at 7pm last night. Went from 16 knots NW to less than 10 from SSW. Has remained out of SSW since.
[speed] 3.3
[heading] 204T
[weather] 9 knots SSW, seas confused around 1 metre, 80% cloud cover

other comments:

distance to entrance to Bay of Islands: 81 miles (Opua NZ)
ETA: Wednesday 5 November

Did not experience any strong winds from the northerly sectors. No wind above about 16 knots for entire trip from Minerva Reef other than one gust to 23 knots when front came through.
Have only had a few spots of rain.
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