Worrall Wind Update - Fiji Bound - Day 2

UTC/Local Time: Sunday 10/24 1930/Sunday 10/24 2030

Latitude: 19 21.570 S
Longitude: 177 49.586 W
Course Over Ground: 6.5-7.5 knots 257
Wind Direction: SE 20-25 knots
Sea Swell: 8-12 feet ESE
Sky: 100% dark clouds, can't see the moon tonight
Barometric Pressure: 1017

Update: Day 2

We've been in radio contact with our little fleet today several times. Everyone is doing well despite the rocking and rolling. David on Sidewinder dumped his breakfast and I put a new twist on tossed green salad. It got tossed all around the galley and on to the floor.

We are making good time and are still only 6 miles behind the boat in front of us. The sky has been dark and cloudy all day. Really, really glad to be in our cozy pilot house even if we do go a little slower. Occasionally, a patch of light blue sky would appear and then quickly disappear. Our anomometer instrument guage is acting up, and we are relying on the windex (that's the arrow on top of the mast) for wind direction. The instrument arrow simply spins in circles. It's maddening to watch. We think the speed indicator is ok, but not sure about that either. It recorded a gust of 53 knots today. The wind was strong, but didn't feel that strong. Another boat project in Fiji!

We just safely passed by some marked hazards on our port and now are heading a bit more west and north to pass by Nuka Songa Reef on our starboard side in the East Lau group of Fijian Islands. We should be almost half way to our distination by tomorrow morning.

All is well with the 2 Sail R's on Worrall Wind.