Hiva Oa to Mangareva

Report on 08/16/99, A.M.

At 6pm, 08/15/99 Hokule'a's Est. Pos.: 11 deg. 6 min. south; 8 miles west of the new reference course line. (Actual position from GPS on board the escort boat: 12 deg 11 m S, 136 deg 28 m W)

Last 24 hours:

Heading: Noio Mal. at 4kts (under tow); changing course to Aina Mal. @ 6 pm this evening

Winds are La Malanai (E by S) @ 5kts, calm seas

Swells: La Malanai (E by S) & Manu Malanai (SE) 2-4ft

Fair weather, cumulus cloud cover @ 20%

Prediction of weather: winds will increase today

Latitude Stars: Shedir in Cassiopeia 20 degrees above the horizon at the meridian.

Celesital Bodies / Direction: Southern cross, Ke Ka O Makali'i, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Moon (Kulua/4 days old, rising at 10:33 a.m.; setting 10:59 p.m.)

Health of crew: fair, some still fighting off a cold that was going around on Hiva Oa.

No fish caught.

Sealife: boobies, 'iwa, malolo (flying fish), no mammals.

For more information on the leg to Mangareva, go to the Hiva Oa to Mangareva Page.