Jeremy cooked the Dorado which was delicious with mashed pots and sweet corn.. He really is a dab hand in the galley. Last night was v frustrating with e’ly winds. Got all ready to pole out yankee but finished up under main alone with one reef in up to force 7. Have changed downhaul, which was a pain, literally, as I managed to get a cuff round the ear from the pole end, to a longer line means we can lead the after guy to a cockpit winch which makes life easier when moving the pole around. Got yankee poled out early  this a.m. but been in squalls, shifting winds and rain until now. Over the past few days our cog varied between Brazil and Newfoundland but we seem a bit more settled now and on track. Looks like we have covered about 1/3 of the distance so have about 1700nm to go. Wont equal last crossing time of 16 days by any means as weather and route quite different and hope we wont run out of wind.  Dave tried to shower in the rain this a.m. - not a pretty sight - but just got cold and wet. Jack has not resumed fishing. Hopefully we are now in or near the trades proper the sun is out with e’lys force 4/5. The swell is following the wind and we are riding much more easily. Hopefully the rest of the trip will be uneventful but for the inevitable squalls. Carrick doing what she does best, rolling along her shoulders easing us thru the following swell and peeling back the miles. Two flying fish so far and dolphins sighted only twice. Seems the oceans are becoming devoid of life.