yesterday of 8-10 knots of wind as a front passed through. The wind did
however finally pick up in the early evening and has steadied. We ran under
Spifurl throughout the afternoon, changing to a reefed main and jib during
the night. We had continued the zig zag course with the Spifurl, but now we
finally have the forecast wind strength we are on a direct route.
We should reach the two-thirds point later today and the weather is hot and
sunny. Kevin has been out with his sextant again and continues to plot our
route the traditional way alongside our GPS course with impressive accuracy.
We have also received some more encouraging emails from friends and family
which is always appreciated. We spent some time yesterday reading the Lonely
Planet guide for Martinique to plan some sightseeing when we arrive which is
now looking a little closer everyday.
Distance covered noon to noon: 142nM
Position @ noon: Lat 14 05.884N, Long 46 46.597W
Total distance = 1347nM
Distance to run = 806nM
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