Thursday, October 8, 2009

Fiji to New Caledonia passage (07/10/2009)

Position 20 degrees 10 S, 172 degrees 05E.
Miles from Fiji 367
Miles to New Caledonia 308
Had good winds, close reach first, then the wind changed to south east, and is now behind us.
Sailing with 130% genoa, in 1.5-2 metre seas.
Nice moon each night which makes it great.
We have to time our arrival carefully as there is a pass that we have to cross to get in behind the reef on the south side. We hope to cross the pass on a flood or slack tide, but we have to have good daylight too, so we can see the reefs.
Haven't seen much marine life except one big sea turtle.

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