We are in the 3rd day now of our trip to Fiji. It has actually
\nbeen a little over 48 hours and we have made about 300 miles of
\nprogress – very slow for this boat. It is quite comfortable
\nthough – with very smooth seas, not much swell at all, and a light
\nbreeze. We just set our mizzen spinnaker to get a little boost of
\nspeed – for a while we were going only between 4 and 5 knots and
\nwe like to try to go at least 6 knots if possible.<\/p>\n
Weather forecast is for calm conditions for at least a couple more
\ndays. Although we would prefer more wind, it is great to just have
\na slow comfortable sail.<\/p>\n
We are in daily radio contact with “Wombat of Sydney”. A couple
\nother boats are joining in on the net – including Fast Forward
\n(who is still in New Zealand, but is joining our net in the
\nmorning to give us weather updates), Horizon, and Key of D.<\/p>\n
Several other boats we know should have left New Zealand the day
\nafter us, but we have not been able to hear their SSB broadcasts yet.<\/p>\n
Our position is S 31 degrees 8 minutes and East 176 degrees 33
\nminutes.
\nCoarse over ground: 17 degrees
\nUTC time: 0200 – May 30<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We are in the 3rd day now of our trip to Fiji. It has actually been a little over 48 hours and we have made about 300 miles of progress – very slow for this boat. It is quite comfortable though – with very smooth seas, not much swell at all, and a light breeze. … <\/p>\n