18.04N 50.41S  The wind is back, the Twistle has phoenixed and risen again (with the help of a couple of shackles to hold it down until we can get it properly welded in Antigua), the Hydro vane is back in business and we are off…………  Den Maidment, the inventor of the Twistle, has been in touch via email and we were applying to much pressure load on the mechanism by sheeting down too heavily when actually the whole thing needs to fly free.  Paul has rewired the fridges and they are back at the right temperature, the diesel leaking from the inspection hatches has been plugged and our tanks are full of water – hoorah!

The first couple of yachts are already in Jolly Harbour, lucky things, but we still have four or five days to go.  The radio net was a real mish mash today as nobody could hear the controller! Still we got the gist that everybody was getting wind from the right direction and the fleet is on the move again.  Nobody has major problems, some are now short on fuel, but no concerns on the whole. The weather is great, the seas are flat and we are headed in the right direction……….