At noon today we were at 25 42S 179 44E steering 205M, sailing with full main and full yankee at 5 knots. The wind was 7G11 from the ENE. Our noon to noon distances were 123nm by the log and 126nm over the ground. Overall we'd logged 143nm and 148nm respectively. Our distance to go was 647nm.
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| Gentle Sailing |
Early yesterday afternoon we motored over an almost glassed-out sea. By 1500 enough wind had come in for us to start motor-sailing. Then at 1815 we were finally able to sail, just in time for the Gulf Harbour Net on SSB. We've been taking part in this net whenever at sea since arriving in Samoa. On this passage we're following it with a chat session with other NZ-bound boats.
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| Cirrus clouds - not seen for a while! |
Overnight the wind held in at around 9G13. This was enough for us to keep sailing. The wind gradually backed into the ENE which reduced our apparent wind. Mid-morning today we chatted with two boats on the VHF, both much bigger than us. Both were motor-sailing.
At 0418 local time this morning something significant happened...
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Yes, we crossed the Date Line from the Western to the Eastern hemisphere! These are screenshots from a video of our Maretron DSM410 which can display all our NMEA2000 data in user-customisable screens.
We hope the wind holds in but it's predicted to gradually decrease over the next 24-36 hours. We'll probably be motoring again eventually. In the mean time we're enjoying very nice sailing conditions.
Trust all's well where you are.
Sound idyllic.
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