Saturday 4th October
There was a light S wind overnight and we were rolling around a lot in the noticeable swell so I altered course and tried sailing but was making little way and was well off the rhumb line to Noumea. Soon after midnight, I decided to motor directly for the reef pass entrance, 11 miles off Noumea, planning to arrive in daylight on Monday morning. Sailing was going to take a lot longer!
Stronger wing is forecast for late afternoon today so I'm hoping then to cut the engine - at least for a while, to give some peace and quiet!
Lovely sunny day with just a few small white clouds around. Daytime temperature is near 25C - comfortable.