[password]Tusi2284
[position]13 27.18S 163 38.44W
[speed]6.5 knots
[heading]230M
[weather]SE 13knots, seas 05m chop on 3-4m SW swell, cloud cover 20%, barometer 1017
[status] We're now about 40nm SW of Suwarrow heading for Vavau. Perfect sailing conditions with a beautiful evening. The wind is forecast to rise to around 20 knots by Saturday which will give us a fast ride for the second half of the passage. One fish on so far but too big to hold and eventually broke the line. Gulf Harbour Radio boomed in at Suwarrow this morning and a guy transmitting from a yacht near New Caledonia I think sounded like he was standing next to me. We're expecting to arrive in Vavau on Tuesday NZDT.

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