July 18th 1630 GMT

49 05N 013 31W

Another cloudless day with light or non existent wind although we did start sailing 2 hours ago and are coasting along at just below 5 knots. We have a back up plan to call in at Kinsale to collect more fuel if necessary – currently 245 nm to the nearest garage – but hope for some W winds before that which would be very nice. Can’t complain though, beautiful blue skies with fantastic sunrise and sets, a full moon and lots of stars. Whales appear blowing on the near horizon a couple of times a day. Fi did loads of baking - bread and flapjack this morning – so a happy crew. All well on board and hoping for wind.