POSITION 20:49S 174:00W
This morning Hamish was sounding much more rested and
relaxed. They had a much better night with more sleep, and still managed to
clock 210 miles in the 24 hours.
They have 47 miles to the waypoint off Tongatapu and
were sailing in 20 – 25 knot ENE winds. .
The crew were highly amused last evening as my text
arrived predicting their overnight weather and assumed position. It happened
that they were at that exact moment crossing the dateline, which was where I had
guessed them to be. Drinks were served.
The crew cooked a large dolphin fish for breakfast
which they had caught earlier this morning. Smoother seas and the light rain
easing off makes it a much more pleasant day. Expected to see some islands
within the next 20 miles, and looking forward to dropping the pick
Michael
