48:43.132N 008:11.760W

SV Eleonora
Michael A. Andronov
Sat 14 Jul 2018 05:51
UTC 0529...
 
3854.5 nm... The Sun has just arrived...    ~147 nm to go...  we are doing about 5 nm....
 
Boy, we need wind!
 
It has been the eventful night -- with some complete drifting at the beginning, and  some progress after...
A couple of ships took over...  It seems that we are closer to some traffic lines... From now  on --  it  will be probably more and more...
I've switched to the 20 minutes interval off ( sleeping ), and the shortest possible 'check time' in between...
 
At the moment  -- we are still motor sailing... hoping to find some wind... And forecast  -- is not too optimistic...  In accordance with   weather files I have -- some wind with the more and more West component  shoul start to appear... But  very light...
In accordance with the weather guru --   'No wind suitable  for sailing'... Till Monday...   Even if I go far, far North, before turning East...  
But since the  forecasted wind  is very light,  both sources are extremely none-relaible, means that between now and Falmouth -- we can get any light wind, from any direction...
I do not like that... But what options do I have ?
 
In current curcumstances --  there is only one thing for sure,  another sleepless night ahead...
 
But no complains. We are moving, doing our best.
 
Talk soon,
M.