Day 7 – Passage to Tonga

26 44.35 South 177 12.74 West 137 NM dist. made good. 359 NM to Tonga
Well, just as i rave about my AUTOHELM 1000 auto pilot being so great, it stops working. Now using the windvane only and changing it frequently as the wind keeps changing. I keep forgetting that cruising is ‘fixing your boat in exotic places.’ It is interesting that life keeps reminding me what have forgotten. The winds have strengthened to 30 knots so the windvane can easily steer INTENTION.

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