On route to Australia
11h00 UTC 6 November
Course: 222 °
Distance covered last 24hrs until 01h00 GMT: 172nm
Distance to Bundaberg: 240nm
Position 22°23' S 155°49' E
All's well on board.
The exit through the reef went well as we followed Nine of Cups the other yacht that was at the reef with us. The wind on the outside was 12-15kn and once we were settled in with all the sails set we rolled along at 7-8kn. We reefed down for the night but the wind came up so it made very little difference to our speed. Having put 172 miles in the bag so far we should reach Bundaberg on Tuesday should we maintain our 5-6 kn. The winds look as if they will hold. At the moment the wind is on the beam and we are hoping that the grib files are correct and that the wind will turn more easterly overnight. The seas have been a little bumpy since last night and we really got the salad treatment... so we move onto the floor at the mast to sleep. So far that's worked well. Time to go... till later
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