1230 Wednesday 24 January 2018
We are closing in on our distination. We will arrive on Friday 26 Jan. Customs has been advised of ETA 1400 on 26 Jan.
[Comment by Jackie: I notice that Alex has already adopted a Kiwi accent - "distination"!]
During the last 24 hours we sailed for 7 hours and motor sailed for 17 hours. Currently under motor but the forecast is for winds to pick up later today.
Position Report 1230 Wednesday 24 January 2018
For the last 24 hours:
DMG to Cape Farewell: 156nm
Log distance: 153nm
Position: 40deg 47.9 S 169deg 19.4 E
Distance to Cape Farewell: 146nm
Distance to Nelson: 223nm
For a part of the period we had a favourable current of 0.5 to 1.0 knot and for a shorter period we had very mild adverse current.
