Current Position: 16 04.090’N 124 06.263’W; Course: 245; SOG: 6.0 kt; TWS: 19.1 kt; TWD: 045; TWA: 149; Distance to waypoint (Hiva Oa): 1788 nm;
Comments: Last night was uneventful. Winds averaged about 15 and did not get experience the wind gusts that were predicted. Waves were high and at times the boat rolled significantly. I woke up to overcast skies … little solar. The weather forecast seems to be changing rapidly/often. My 9:00 progress check was 95 nm (1813 nm to waypoint). I have been traveling on average 260 all day, nearly due W. As I approach the longitude of the Marquesas, my progress towards the waypoint has been lessened, even though my average speed today was over 6 kt. I believe tomorrow by dusk or perhaps Friday morning I will be ready to jib towards the S. At that point, ai expect to make two degrees latitude per day until I reach the ITCZ.
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Comments: Last night was uneventful. Winds averaged about 15 and did not get experience the wind gusts that were predicted. Waves were high and at times the boat rolled significantly. I woke up to overcast skies … little solar. The weather forecast seems to be changing rapidly/often. My 9:00 progress check was 95 nm (1813 nm to waypoint). I have been traveling on average 260 all day, nearly due W. As I approach the longitude of the Marquesas, my progress towards the waypoint has been lessened, even though my average speed today was over 6 kt. I believe tomorrow by dusk or perhaps Friday morning I will be ready to jib towards the S. At that point, ai expect to make two degrees latitude per day until I reach the ITCZ.
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