August 28, 2011

0600H local time

We have been underway to New Caledonia

for the past 23hours and have made a

respectable 155 miles. We are going upwind

and it's a little bumpy but clear and dry.

We are going a little too fast, in fact, as

we will have to slow down  overnight tonight

to make Havanah Pass, the entrance to the

fringing reef of New Caledonia at dawn tomorrow.

It probably can be done at night but I'm not

going to chance it and make an unforgivable

error. The wind is predicted to diminish over the

course of the day so we will have no problem

slowing down. Currently we are at 20 10.9S 167

44.6E on a course of 183M at 7.0 kts. The wind

is 14 kts apparent from the ESE. Seas are 2-4 feet

and the weather is clear and  dry. All well on

board and we might do some fishing today.