Malua is at 15:25.09N 36:15.05W at 0800 on 1/12/2012

Distance covered 1507

Distance to go 1369

Days run 137

The wind died away and we waited and waited but soon ran out of patience so started the engine under the pretext of charging the batteries.  As the sun came up we continued to motor over a flatter sea.  The afternoon saw some sails but again at nightfall on came the engine and we motored again.  We are not alone the boats who check into the westward net who are nearing their destination have not had wind for two days.  One only did 53 nm in 24 hours.  Some motor while others just wait.

The ARC fleet which is currently at 20 39N 29 56 W are experiencing strong winds of 20 to 25 and more.  Charm Offensive have destroyed one foresail and damaged another.  Sundancer has put in a temporary fix to their engine but pulled the head out of their main while shaking out a reef.  What would you have no wind or too much.

Malua is going south – we are currently at 14 19 N to try to sail round a low pressure system which these other boats have sailed into.  Hopefully down here the winds blow as Trade wind should!

As we go westwards the time changes.  It is getting light later every day – one hour every 15 degrees from 0.0 Greenwich.  I keep my watch on  GMT but the deck watch which we eat by will change again tomorrow and we will put it back.

Still all is well on board.  We are eating well, getting along well however it is getting hotter every day.  It is currently 32 degrees C at 17:30 GMT.

No new news on the provisions except that I found some carrots in the fridge- more stores.  Meat balls for dinner tonight.

A magical moment on Malua