31/7 and 1/8

Hi All,

31/7/2012

Position 14:00 UTC -10  12°58.5570S  148°16.7365W

I went on watch at mid-night. The moon was full and the sea was like glass. Rod and Geoff will remember the trip across the North Atlantic when we were floating with no engine and no wind, the sea was glass, but there were still some swell. Last night the sea was like a lake – no swell no wind. Then the moon got a light cover of cloud and displayed a magnificent round rainbow. Even if the progress was slow the spectacle was great.

1/8/2012

Position 14:00 UTC -10  14°45.9405S  148°44.0720W

Mataiva atoll showed itself on the horizon at 13:30 about 12nm away. It is about 9nm long and 5-6 wide. There seems to be some sort of habitation with a few houses on the north. These atolls are renowned for snorkeling and diving and the mating habitat of the hammerhead shark.

 Cheers

Chris