Hi All

I hope all is well with everyone

All good here

Time 1830 BST Mon 8/5/18

Days 7 & 8 – sailing along a 45 degree magnetic course, closed hauled, 2-3 m swell, bumpy but good sailing. All eating well.

The Hydrovane has now been steering without any adjustment for 96hrs. No3 Jib full    Main halfway along boom. Speed 5 Knots because of sea state

Our weather router is sending forecasts every 2 days and the sat phone has been receiving them well. Good forecast for the next 4 days

Grib downloads working well for our own forecasts

We have had 2 bread bakes and  lemon and lime + banana cakes

Fresh meat runs out in 2 days so we will have to start fishing

Jackie, Mike and Jan – thanks for the messages on messaging .iridium

All of us are swotting up on our RYA theory and taking sun sights at noon

Batteries coping well with the fridges and water-maker

Best regards

3Js and P