Dear All

Another missive from the Owner who would like to apologise on behalf of his crew for their silence over the air waves. Times have been a tad trying over the last 24 hours with constant headwinds of 20 kts plus. The associated seas make daily life somewhat arduous for them. Winds are supposed to moderate from now on so the crew will try harder to keep in touch.

We have just tacked on to starboard to make a push to perhaps 15 degrees South hopefully to pick up the trade winds. Malcolm claimed that this was his decision based on a mariner’s instinct rather than the  facts Alasdair and I had at our disposal. This is not a normal year weather wise and if we stay North we will encounter more headwinds which none of us signed up for. We are therefor in for a 20 day crossing at least.

We have seen countless flying fish and in the middle of last night one caught Bob full in the face. He is Ok though, the fish that is. No sign of proper fish from Charlie despite the expensive tackle. I expect we will have to slow down to catch anything (thanks for the tip Steve).

Keep your fingers crossed that our cunning plan works. We are still in good spirits and will be in touch when things settle down.

Regards

The Owner