UTC/Local Time: Thursday, August 19 01000/Wednesday, August 18 1500
Latitude: 16 21.869 S
Longitude: 152 07.124 W
Course Over Ground: 290
Wind Direction: East, 10-12 knots
Sea Swell: 1 meter
Sky: 40% clouds
Barometric Pressure: 1017
Update: And We're Off! Goodbye French Polynesia
We released the mooring line at 11:00 a.m. this morning to start our 700 mile crossing to Suwarrow also spelled Suvorov on some maps if you are looking for us. Our friends on Trim were directly in front of us. As we came out the pass trim set sail to the southwest for Palmerston, and we set sail plus our motor to the northwest to go around Maupiti Island. We had heard that Endless Summer took off from Maupiti this morning and Zenitude was taking off a little after us from Bora Bora, both headed to Suvorov. Pincoya, Freezing Rain, and The Road are planning on leaving tomorrow with FR following Trim's route and Pincoya following ours. The Road is heading for Tonga directly and may stop somewhere if something presents itself. Where they can stop is limited because of Rubbish, their parrot.
We had farewell cocktails last night at the Bora Bora Yacht Club, promising to catch up in Tonga.
We motored the first 20 miles because of the light winds and because we wanted to get a good charge on the batteries.. We are currently five miles off the northern shores of Maupiti Island, having raised the sails about 1 hour ago. The wind, what there is of it, is coming from our starboard stern quarter. We are running a broad reach with our main and poled out jib and are now moving about 4.5 knots, not bad, but not terrific either.
The day is absolutely gorgeous. We have a gentle breeze and seas of less than 1 meter. We are hoping for a nice evening sail with a waxing moon. We miss having Garyn and Jessica on board.
All is well on Worrall Wind.
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