31:22.29N 013:17.18W

 

25 nm north east of the dacia seamount

1341 nm from London

2955 nm from New York

 

02/09/13

09:51

 

So we have awoken to a lovely sunny morning. The night was slow with only a couple of vessels appearing over the horizon. The breeze is up and we are still making good progress. Not sure if we will actually be able to get there on the evening of the second now, but will certainly see. The plan is to throw in a gybe in a few hours and then it should be straight into gran Canarias. 230nm miles to go. There are going to be a number of factors affecting our entry into las Palmas, for example whether they will be able to give us a tow at night, how many staff etc. If we arrive in the dark we will probably spend some time sailing around outside las Palmas so that we can enter in the morning. It will all depend on variables. Hopefully we will be able to maintain the 6.5 knots needed to get into las palmas in the light. We shall keep you informed!