Day 10 Position Report 30 39.26 S 171 13.30 W 1200FPT

Mark_needler
Professional Skipper
Sun 11 Mar 2012 22:18
    Today we only have 795 nms to go before we reach Auckland and if we continue our current rate we should be there in approximately 5 days arriving on the 17th March. Our last 24hrs saw us cover 157nms.
 
    Looking at the forecast there is a bit of fresher wind coming in a couple of days up to and beyond 30knts  but I’ll review that later when I get the latest grib file.
 
    Not a lot going on board on the Wilhelm, same old routine the wind as always it seems is directly behind us and is not enough really to push along with any pace we all the weight we have on board. it doesn’t even give us a decent angle to use the asymmetric, it either takes too far off pace to the north or south!!
 
    The new winds due on the 14th are from the SE so should give us a lot of drive with a balanced sail plan. On the bright side the sun is back even though its a little over cast and we have a 2 to 3 mtr following seas which are helping a little.
 
Anyhow that's enough of my drivel for one day I'll post again tomorrow and hope your all not bored stiff..!
  
Cheers
Ashley, Jess & Mark