Day 4
Oyster Moon
Paul Foskett & Rhu Nash
Fri 15 Jun 2012 22:18
Passage To Niue
Day 4, 15 June 2012
We left Bora Bora at 10.00 local time which is - 11 hours (behind) UTC (GMT), on Tuesday the 12 June 12, heading for our next island called Niue.
Day 4
Log reading at noon is 16532
Noon to Noon distance through the water = 140 miles
Distance to go 703 miles
Noon to Noon distance over the ground = 131 miles
The wind has maintained 12 to 16 knots
We kept the bag of fear (The Parasailor ) up until 17.00 and then changed to the cruising shoot as the wind moved more on to the beam. We have kept this combination up for the full 24 hours, and as can be seen from our travelled distance we have made much better progress.
The wind / weather forecast is for the wind speed to stay the same over the next few days, so our passage speed should be maintained, we hope!!
Wildlife report
Just a few sea birds, but nothing else.
Ship report
Karacool (53 foot Cat) is now 16 miles ahead of us.
Next report at noon on the 16 June 12
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