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Laura Dawn - Pacific Log 17:On route to Nuie



Back on the ocean again! We are currently on day 3ish of our leg from Suwarrow to Nuie. So far we have had a complete mixed bag of weather, everything from a motoring start to a blustery 27knts which are our current conditions.

We had a great day in the middle, perfect 10 knts flat seas and perfect fish catching weather... oh yes another Bluefin was landed, this time 18lbs oh she is a beauty, the sushi was sublime!

So the current sail plan is 2 reefs in the main sail and 7 rolls in the jib, the wind is currently 22knts true and we are sailing with the apparant wind at about 90 degrees on our port side. There is still a little lean on the boat but speed is between 7-8knts and we are bashing through the waves. The sea is a lot less confused than earlier, we awoke this morning to a very messy heavy swell and wave pattern that pursueded us to put the second reef in. We also have about 1knt of current helping us, this seems to be pretty consistent through the pacific so far, generally moving from east to west, or north to south (or mixture of both).

Helen's chicken curry last night for dinner, accompanied by her freshly baked brownies mmmm... a great little treat! Maybe fresh tuna and pasta tonight... Apart from that we are moving around the boat constantly holding on and moving from one surface to another, cups of tea have to be held and trying to eat biscuits at the same time is challenging, we are hoping the conditions will improve slightly tomorrow :) Only 160 miles to go.

LD 26/6/17

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