24/7/10 - 12.00 UTC - 24.53S 177.28E

Flying Cloud
Julian Nichols
Sat 24 Jul 2010 20:18
Our first boat sighting last night - probably a fishing vessel (no AIS and no radio response).
Also our first Flying Fish in the cockpit - why do they have to make such a mess? Scales everywhere!

Pink Assymetric Kite up this morning as the wind has backed all the way around to the South (finally) - I love pink! The speed is also good, between 8 and 10 knots. However there is no sun - only the prospect of rain.

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Where is the tropical weather? Where are the fish? I'm likely to have a mutiny any day as I don't think my promise of a "great sail to Fiji and fine weather when you get there" is as advertised.....

Anyway the wind has piped up, so time to swap the Asym for the Genneker for the night.