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[pos]21 23.736s 167 53.658e
[s] Forecast underestimated conditions a bit, hit by some messy seas on this last crossing, 35 to 45nm/h winds with around 5m seas. Big wave tore one anchor hatch door off, broke 1 stanchion and broke hatch above heads. Water below Tangaroa was up to 6000m deep! Exciting stuff, kids slept through it all. Gently rocking at anchor in Baie Du Nord in the Loyalty Islands now. Onward to Noumea, New Caledonia after a bit of maintenance and a days rest.[END]