We attempted to sail the rest of the way to Naqelelevu Lagoon today. They forecasted 18 knots of wind and 6 foot seas, which are manageable, but not ideal.
The wind and seas slowly picked up all day as we travelled north and passed our turn for our 'aw shit' plan in Albert Cove on Rabi Island to the west (a plan for when the weather gets extreme and you need to find shelter immediately).
We got within 10 miles of Naqelelevu Point and the wind was 25 - 30 knots with swells around 15 feet on the beam and complete overcast. There was no way we were entering an unknown lagoon surrounded by reefs in poor light, so we had to turn around and backtrack 30 miles to Albert Cove to find some shelter with the wind and waves on our stern.
It was far too dark when we arrived at Albert Cove, so we just motored in a triangle all night, taking turns on watch until sunrise.
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