[password] 5Fku_7$H
[position] 20 08.1s, 179 06.9w
[weather] Wind 17-21 SE, Bar 1017.5, Sea 1.5m E, Sky 40% cumulus, Ocean water temp 28.6c
[speed] 6 kts
[heading] 000 T
[status] Sailing north bound for Savusavu, Fiji. We left S. Minerva Reef at noon on Tuesday.
Starboard beam reach under a deep reefed main & yankee jib (80% working jib).
Intermittent squalls all night. None very large or strong, but all brought increased wind, some rain, and then dead zone afterwards. Still some smaller cumulonimbus around horizon. Also overnight stretches of clear sky with bright stars and dense milky way. We've now passed Tavuni-i-ra and Ono-i-lan, the first small islands at the southern tip of the Lao islands geography. We're in Fijian waters now. It's 26c and 79%RH in the cabin and the aft stove gymbal squeaks. All is well on board.
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