At noon today we were at 10 18S 135 56W steering 240M, sailing under double-reefed main and storm staysail at 5.5 knots. The wind was 17G22 from the E. Our noon to noon distances were 118nm by the log and 132nm over the ground. Overall we've logged 3720nm and 4138nm respectively. Our distance to go is 188nm.
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| Into the afternoon light |
Conditions have remained quite stable since noon yesterday. The wind has stayed around 15G20 out of the east. The sea state is more variable, perhaps due to currents. Sometimes it's downright uncomfortable. But we're making good progress. We gybed at dawn this morning and this may be our last zig.
It's now clear we won't arrive before sunset tomorrow so we're trying to slow down. Easier said than done. We plan to heave-to off the island if we arrive at night.
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| Sunset yesterday |
Below is the usual screenshot. We're covering sv Aura to our NE and sv Onyx to our SE.
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| PredictWind GPS Tracker |
Our Starlink is performing unreliably. Takes up to 2 hours to go online from power up, then drops out randomly. Looking forward to getting our replacement Mini, but that's not until we get to Tahiti.
Trust all's well where you are!
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