<x-flowed>Noon position (31 Oct): 31d 54.6 S, 111d 32.6 W Barometer 1018, air 16.2 C, water 18.0 C 136.5 miles today/5.7 knots 323 miles since Easter Island 2337 miles to Cape Horn Close-hauled on the port tack, steering 150 magnetic (about 165 true), making 7.5 knots at the moment, in overcast and rain, with about 20 knots of wind. </x-flowed>