Information

Report (sitrep) ID:
20174
Universal time (UTC):
23:55
Australian time (AEST):
10:55
Position:
49° 40′ S, 144° 1′ E
Heading:
198
Speed:
8.9 kn
Distance in last 24 hours:
237 NM
Weather conditions:
4/8 CLOUD / 27 knots SW
Air temperature:
5.3 °C
Sea conditions:
rough 3-4 metre swells
Sea temperature:
9.2 °C

Comments

We have now passed over the Tasman rise and the echo-sounder reveals an undulating sea floor varying between 3200 and 4800 metres depth.

We have not been lucky with the weather as the low pressure system we sought to side-step with our southerly course has also side-stepped to the south. Like two strangers trying to get past each other in a corridor, there is momentary awkwardness, expressed in this instance by rough seas with 3 to 4 metre swells. The wind has now swung around to directly oppose us and we have dropped back to around 8 to 9 knots.

There was only a slight drop in numbers at breakfast this morning. As Churchill might have said, if you are going through swell, keep going!

Lloyd & Andrew

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