Fast Passage

L'Esprit de la Mer
Dr Chris Bates
Sat 12 May 2018 02:20
17 41 04 S 177 23 02 E
17 41 04 S 177 23 02 E

The next few days saw us sailing in 15 -25 knt winds still making 150 nm each day. Weather was warm and sunny . We passed the occasional ship and one Chinese fishing boat a.tered course to inspect us . We reached S/W Viti Levu late evening May 8 and sai,ed north outside the reef to enter the lagoon and smooth waters at 3am . We arrived off Vuda Point at 0730hr and tied to the customs buoy . Customs called us in at 0800 and we were cleared by 1000