YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2010/07/28 20:45 LATITUDE: 19-57.13S LONGITUDE: 167-49.81W COURSE: 316T SPEED: 7.9 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 15 WIND_DIR: 093T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 7 SWELL_DIR: ENE SWELL_HT: 2.0M SWELL_PER: 7 CLOUDS: 60% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1019.8 AIR_TEMP: 26.7C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Beveridge Reef to Niue, expect A.M. arrival
Dear F&F, 23 – 26 July 2010 We left for Beveridge Reef from Palmerston Atoll with a very favorable weather report. As Beveridge Reef is literally a circle of rocks 1500 miles from anywhere (anywhere truly being a relative term!), approaching it in fair weather would be essential. This tiny coral reef, 2 miles long
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2010/07/25 19:48 LATITUDE: 20-00.73S LONGITUDE: 167-46.67W MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 7 WIND_DIR: 050T CLOUDS: 30% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1020.4 TREND: 2 AIR_TEMP: 29.4C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – We\’ll have 8 boats here tonight – Beveridge Reef
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2010/07/25 02:01 LATITUDE: 19-13.49S LONGITUDE: 166-12.84W COURSE: 245T SPEED: 6.1 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 8 WIND_DIR: 064T WAVE_HT: 0.0M WAVE_PER: 7 SWELL_DIR: NE SWELL_HT: 2.0M SWELL_PER: 7 CLOUDS: 30% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1016.9 TREND: -1 AIR_TEMP: 29.4C COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Palmerston to Beveridge Reef (3/4ths of the way –
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2010/07/24 01:01 LATITUDE: 18-27.11S LONGITUDE: 163-46.56W COURSE: 225T SPEED: 7.4 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 18 WIND_DIR: 078T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 7 SWELL_DIR: E SWELL_HT: 2.5M SWELL_PER: 7 CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1016.1 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Palmerston Atoll to Beveridge Reef (300 miles)…..Arrive Sunday A.M.
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2010/07/24 08:46 LATITUDE: 19-02.28S LONGITUDE: 164-26.38W COURSE: 226T SPEED: 6.3 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 16 WIND_DIR: 070T WAVE_HT: 1.0M WAVE_PER: 7 SWELL_DIR: E SWELL_HT: 2.0M SWELL_PER: 7 CLOUDS: 40% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1016.1 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Palmerston to Beveridge Reef….. Approx 1/3rd the way….Arrive Sunday A.M.
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2010/07/24 21:35 LATITUDE: 19-11.83S LONGITUDE: 165-41.62W COURSE: 268T SPEED: 6.9 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 15 WIND_DIR: 051T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 7 SWELL_DIR: NE SWELL_HT: 2.0M SWELL_PER: 7 CLOUDS: 20% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1018.7 AIR_TEMP: 28.3C COMMENT: Beach House – En Route – Palmerston to Beveridge Reef (2/3rds the way)…..Arrive Sunday A.M. with 4
Dear F&F, We\’d heard that when you were at Palmerston the locals did everything they could to \”get some work out of you\”. We were no exception! As soon as they found out we were SCUBA divers, we were put to work. First, we checked our own mooring to make sure it was in good
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