[password] pilot25041
[position] 32 04.3s 175 30.7w
[status] Had a pleasant day & night, with mostly light /little wind, decided to motor last evening, but kept getting a spurious alarm in the stbd engine bay, so used the port engine instead, motoring slowly all night at 4kts on 070 heading, as the wind rose to 7kts at dawn, we started sailing again. Investigation on the stbd engine in daylight revealed a faulty smoke detector battery, that set off its warning whenever the engine went above idle ........ new battery fitted all is now well!
Beautiful day 7kts wind abaft the beam, so now flying the gennaker in the southerly winds we were seeking overnight. All is good on the high seas! Position 09.00 nzst
[speed] 5kts
[heading] 065T
[weather] 8knts S, 1.5m swell from the E, 40% cloud cover.

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