Encore 30 Apr 48:05.1N 8:25.2W

Encore
Dermot Cronin
Tue 30 Apr 2013 11:17
John, Paddy, Stephen and I send our love all our friends and families. Des has’nt smoked a cigarette since he came on board and is doing fantastic without them. He served up a great stew last night which wend down well with a full bodied red so he may not even drink pints on his return.
 
The North  West wind has been steadily building and we’ve taken in two reefs on the main, it shifted to North East last night and it’s now blowing a solid force six. We’re in big swells as we cross off the continental shelf and we’re getting great surges of speed of 11.5kts off the top of the waves. Magnificant sailing in brilliant sunshine albeit still cold.