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35:12.21S 174:08.36E 5 miles to go We had a fast and heavy ride the last 24 hours. The
wind came in as expected at 25 knots and thankfully also switched to the east
so we could stop motoring and sail. When we checked in last night with
our companion boats on the SSB, one remarked that we were an efficient slippery
craft, upon hearing how far ahead of them we were. We saw and talked to a
power boat that came within one mile of us last night. I’m not sure
if he noticed us until I called him on the radio. He was coming from We are now readying the boat for NZ customs; filling out
forms for food import, immigration and customs. Half an hour ago a big
boat with letters emblazoned CUSTOMS zoomed up to within 50 feet and then
whooshed away after presumeably recording our name. At that point, I
remembered to run out and hoist the courtesy and quarantine flags. Of
course, given the 25 knot winds, it wasn’t easy and I couldn’t find
the flag until after the longest time. Sails are down and we are motoring
the last bit. This area, babelfish |