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| I would be happy if it stayed like this. Unfortunately, not a lick of wind. |
UTC/Oz Time 1124/2124
Latitude: 23 21.252 S
Longitude: 163 22.l54 E
We have been motoring into calm seas now for 180 miles. The wind has just started to pickup but is still less than 10 knots. With our sails up as a boost we are doing about 6.5-7.0 knots. According to our weather report, the wind should begin to fill in tomorrow and hopefully we can give the motor a rest.
Russ saw a beautiful moonset and sunrise this morning as I slept. The sky was blue with a few wispy clouds and the sea was thalo blue gently undulating satin. We ate our breakfast on the front deck in the morning sun and marveled at the stillness. There were only a few flying fish breaking the water and skittering like starbursts away from the bow of the boat. Ken and Lori on S/V Trim reported seeing a shark circling their boat this morning. We looked hard, but saw nothing. I really enjoy "uneventful". We spent the day relaxing, reading, and napping. Nice!
By late afternoon, we had 100% cloud cover and still no wind. Our thalo blue seas have turned into molten silver.
The four boats that we left New Caledonia have all spread out. The only one we still have a visual on is S/V Regina. They are about 2 miles ahead of us and moving faster as the wind picks up. I expect not to see them when the sun rises tomorrow morning. Trim is off to our starboard in the wild blue yonder and Mewa is several miles behind us.
All is well with the 2 Sail R's on SV Worrall Wind
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