We left Mindelo yesterday morning, manoeuvring out of the marina between 40k gusts, but were

soon making 9k down the channel. As we left sight of land we lost all wind - certainly not what

the grib files predicted, but yet another local effect of the strange weather encountered around

the Cape Verdes.

However, it soon picked up again and we now have a consistent 30k on our beam and so are making

good progress despite rough seas. The seas certainly added to the difficulty of landing the 1.2m

wahoo, which broke the bracket for the fishing rod. No more fishing for this crossing - but since

it gave us enough for 10 meals now stored in the freezer that's not necessary anyway!