Noon position 28 44N, 14 14W. (Twenty miles from Rubicon Marina, Lanzarote). The last thirty or so hours have been a bit bumpy as we have motored into the wind and waves and Andy and I are looking forward to reaching the marina now. As predicted, the remaining chicken was eaten last night, and very tasty it was to.

When I went to take over from Andy this morning he looked very pleased with himself. Ever since leaving Pwllheli, we have noticed a rattle within the main mast and for those who sleep close to it, it can be a source of irritation. We have always promised to look into it but have failed to turn intention into action, until this morning. It seems Andy’s patience had worn out and so he peeled the cover off the part of the mast within the boat and he found some duck tape on the mast. On peeling this off, an inspection hatch was revealed and the source of the rattling was dealt with. No wonder he looked right smug with himself, but well done nonetheless!

Warrington F.C. have a big game tonight in the F.A. cup and so we wish them well and hope that we will be able to watch it somewhere within he marina complex.