nearing Samoa

Coordinates: 13 39 S 170 28 W
Bearing: 254 M
Boat Speed: 4
Wind Direction:E
Wind Strength: 17
Sea state: mod swell

Crew health: great

Fish caught: nil!!!

Other points of interest:

We calculated that with all sail set we would not be there in time today so have slows right down with minimal sail to arrive hopefully about 9 am tomorrow - it is better this way so we will not have to heave to near Samoa in the night

Yesterday after I had sent the blog two whales each about 20 feet long swam around the bout for about 15 minutes
It must be something about this craft that they like!! I suppose a sailing vessel is quiet and we do not even have the turbulence of a propeller in the water ( the prop shaft is pulled up under the centre deck when not motoring)

this morning we had two rain squalls with winds up to 30 knots - they hit you quickly but do not last very long

Last night we spent 5 hours watching a strange bright light on the horizon - it kept in the same position relative to us and although we could see no boat or navigation lights there was a huge loom of light - maybe a large fishing boat just over the horizon or maybe a cruise ship waiting to go into American Samoa in the morning

It suddenly disappeared after 5 hours which was good.

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