Our position @ 0700 is S30º40/E169º57. There is no appreciable wind and the sea has long 6 to 8 foot swells with almost no wind ripples on the surface. Swells like this indicate that there are storms a considerable distance away and indeed the GRIB files show gale force winds at the latitude of southern NZ. Right now that weather system is far to the south and we hope it stays there for the next 3 to 4 days. We are now 345 miles from Opua and will make port by then.
Just before midnight last night the wind died so we turned on the motor in order to make headway southwards. My bunk is right next to the engine compartment but after a day in the cold air, I sleep undisturbed.
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