Date & Time 26-12-2011 0000hrs (GMT +10)
Position:- 04* 26’ S. 132* 04’.4 E
Course:- 285*
Speed:- 3.3 Knots
Wind:- NW 30 Knots (Force 7 Moderate Gale)
Weather:- Overcast (Complete cloud cover)
Temp 82F
Distance to go:- 1970 nautical miles
We continue to encounter strong head winds at a steady 30knots and this has been holding our speed back to 3 knots. The vessel has the aerodynamics of a concrete block.
Taking into account how the swell has developed we have decided to maintain this course because if we change to come down to the south west now, we would have the swell on out beam.
We are expecting that the swell will have died down in the next 18 hours by the time we reach our next way point.
We are now 50 miles south east of Manawoka and our intention is to pass between Watabela and Manawoka and set a new course of 250 which will take us back down towards the island of Flores
Our location and intended alter course point are the small islands to above and to the left of the centre of the chart.
The music of the day are two tracks you can sing along too as loud as you can muster
The first is a reminder to people who didn’t receive in their stocking what they may have wanted, not to despair as with a little effort you might receive what is required.
And I liked that so much I thought I would double up with this which is one of thoise occasions when a cover is bettr than the original and this has to rate as one of the best covers ever, just for the irony alone.
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