Less than one hundred miles to go! The afternoon decrease in the wind occurred yesterday too and we had around 6 hours of motoring, but luckily it returned sooner and we were sailing again by 7pm. Our arrival has therefore now definitely dropped into overnight Saturday, so accordingly we have slowed the boat down to allow us to arrive in daylight on Sunday. We are sailing now under reefed main and goose-winged jib and expect this to continue through the night if the wind remains. We are hoping to catch sight of land before darkness as both Martinique and neighbouring Saint Lucia reach reasonable altitudes (1397m and 950m respectively). We are ready for a long hot shower, a nice meal and a glass or two of something to celebrate!
Distance (noon to noon): 127nm
Position: 14 24.097N, 59 14.154W
Total Distance run: 2161nm
Distance remaining: 97nm
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