[password]minerva
[position]02°42.64'N 175°50.48'E
[status] Nice sailing the last 24 hours with wind in the 8-18 knot range, averaging 10 or 11. Our hitchhiker stayed with us all night and after daybreak decided that the cockpit cushion looked much more comfortable than the winch or deck and made itself at home. It flew off sometime during our morning radio net, only to return an hour later for another short ride atop the bikini looking for breakfast. 370 NM to Majuro.
[speed] 5.8
[heading] 315T
[weather] Wind 11k 078T. 90% cloud cover. Seas 2.5 m NE. Bar 1011 - up 2 in 2 hours.
12/12/2018 7:44 AM UTC
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The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigator.