Day 3

Oyster Moon
Paul Foskett & Rhu Nash
Wed 5 Sep 2012 23:25
Position 19 24.66S 173 50.14E

Passage to Port Moselle, New Caledonia

Day 3

We left Fiji at 13.30 local time on Monday the 3 September 2012, after clearing out with the Customs office in Lautoka, Fiji. We are heading for our next island called New Caledonia for the Port Moselle.

Day 3

Log reading at noon is 18608

Noon to Noon distance 115 miles

Distance to go 415

Winds increased as the night passed with a maximum of 45 knots at around 06.00
Very big sea with about a 4.5 m swell developed.

>From about 10.00 the wind has dropped and we now have about 10 to 15 knots.

Shipping

We would appear to be on a main shipping route with two cargo ships and one tanker passing us during the last 24 hours, all heading for FIJI

Next report at noon on the 6th September 2012

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