16:48N 25:32W  We all had a good crew dinner last night which had to be restrained as we still had a few jobs to do before leaving the berth.  Left Mandelo 3 hours a go, had a terrific sail using the acceleration zones between the islands with winds gusting up to 35 mph. Sonsy was reaching speeds as much as 12kn.   At present we are sailing more south to get out of the wind shadow of Isla de Santo Antao. We are still surrounded by other ARC boats which is novel. Next stop St Lucia.