June 19, 2014 Autopilot
Barreling along in the SE trades today–made a solid 148 miles in the past 24 hours. Sighted Motu One this afternoon–a string of palms in the middle of the ocean. Feeling good about our decision to take a Northerly route through the Cooks as there are several lows above NZ that are spinning associated fronts out south of us. We’re sitting pretty, jib on the pole, wing-on-wing in 17-18 knots with Monitor supplying expert helmsmanship ’round the clock. Spent the day cooking, resting and reading.
15 34′ S
155 16′ W
SOG 7.3 kts