Position 14:28.33N 042:05.13W

 

If only all days could be like this! 

 

Lentil soup last night for dinner (thanks Andrej), and the wind generally held up, allowing speeds from 4.5 to 7.2 knots.  Dawn broke fine, and we have been blessed with a sunny day with fine winds.  We took an early decision not to fly kites, but to have a stress free day before the expected increase in winds.  So we have been broad reaching, or latterly running under poled out genoa at speeds consistently over 6 knots, and currently reaching 8.5 knots.

 

Pasta for lunch, dinner in the oven, a couple of beers out of the ice box in the fridge, a dolphin visit, Nadine, Doug and Andrej playing Catan, all is well with the world.

 

Only two minor negatives – we have not caught a fish today, so meals are strictly vegetarian, and our mysterious leak has reappeared; not serious, just needs daily attention.