Latitude: 16 18.420 S
Longitude: 173.09.923 W
Course Over Ground: 201 @ 5 knots
Wind Direction: SE @ 18 knots and dropping
Sea Swell: 2-3 meters ESE and dropping
Sky: 40% cloud
Barometric Pressure: 1017
Update: Happy Birthday to Russ - Conditions are moderating
We are in day 3 now of our passage from Samoa to Tonga and are over half way. The first half of the journey has been moderate to rough seas with winds of 20-25 knots forward of the beam. Today, on Russ's 64 birthday, the seas and the wind are becoming more moderate. A nice birthday present. Russ is currently taking a well deserved nap having been on watch from 1:00 until 7:00 a.m. this morning.
Sometime tomorrow, as we are closing in on Tonga, we will skip ahead a day. We will not have officially crossed the 180 degree dateline, but because Tonga and Fiji wanted to be the first to celebrate the new millineum, their time and date reflects the date change. Our local time will jump from -11 to +13 Zulu , basically staying the same time. We will just lose a day in the process. Consequently, Russ will have 1 less day in his 64th year. I guess that means, I too will have one less day in my year. Seems very abstract since time doesn't really exist except as a human manifestation to organize ourselves. Hello to all, and happiness and health to all the family with September and October birthdays and anniversaries.
All is well with the 2 Sail R's on Worrall Wind.
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