[password] huck8finn
[position] 07 00.000n 172 28.000e
[weather] partly sunny, cloudy, no squalls. 1007 mb. NE tradewinds 10-15 kts, avg 11 kts, 70T - 100T.
[speed] 3.0 kts.
[heading] 300T
[status] 20181216 0600 UTC, Day 27. 2 PonB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Fiji. Inbound Marshall Islands, ETA 12/17, maybe 12/18. Wind speeds have fallen to about 11 kts. To maintain boat speed and to stay in areas forecasted with higher winds, we changed course and are now going over the north side of Arno, the atoll east of Majuro. At the time we made the course change, it added about 10 nm to the route, but with the benefit of sailing on a beam reach in 10 kts, which gives us > 3 kts. in boat speed. We also expect to be able to gybe and sail SW toward Majuro's entrance once we have reached the northern tip of Arno. At this point, reaching Majuro by 1600 12/17 looks unlikely, so we may have to postpone until 12/18. 80nm to go (course).

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