13:19.7N 52:34.2W

Looking around; the horizon is a perfect circle with us bang in the centre. Obvious, yes, but there are no rollers or white horses, the sea is calm and sky overcast. Difficult to grasp that we are still miles from land in the Atlantic Ocean. It feels as if we could be anywhere, except it is December and the sea is 29 degrees C and air must be 36 at least. The cabin is roasting and we’re melting.

Spirits remain high and we are beginning to dare dreaming of our destination St.Lucia. I think a Betelgeuse rum cocktail needs inventing, along with a Bellatrix, Sirius, Polaris etc.

The crew is slowly going mad, currently Claire, Richard and Pete are fully life jacketed up and attached on the foredeck, awaiting orders to drop the spinny, whilst singing ‘we are sailing’ at full volume. Ear plugs come in useful both day and night. Oh no, now it’s ‘Joseph’.

Proper rain in the night, good for Gill gear though I still haven’t worn my boots yet at all, at all.

Great grub again yesterday with yummy salad made by our master chef Claire and her sous chef Will followed by falafel to rival the best in Jerusalem.

Jonnie, taking full advantage whilst his crew were below, thought he get an extra 0.25 of a knot by hauling in the 2 lines carefully put out by fishermen extraordinaire Richard and Will. The result, a spagetti junction which took Will about 1 hour to untangle and the eventual inevitable sharp knife, sadly still no more fish on our platters .

Miss and thank you all for your love and support.xxxxxxxxooooooxxxxxxx

By the Charlotte