Motor sailing down the coast of Africa

The Diary of Sonsy Lass
Alex & June Laidlaw
Fri 4 Oct 2013 08:29
34:42:777N 07:20:.089W Finally managed to get through the Straits of Gibraltar after enduring horrendous head on currents which sometimes reached 4kts. We slowed down to put sails up and ended up going backwards! Now we’ve turned the corner and are a little way down the Moroccan coast and the winds are on our tail but not strong  enough to have the engine off. Hopefully the promised stronger winds will come today. Had a few close encounters with Moroccan fishing boats in the night but nothing too serious!