Day 1 Brazil to Canaries
Noon Position 11deg 26S 36deg 20W
Course – 039 Degrees Speed – 11.4 Knots Day’s Run – 165 Miles
Weather – Partly cloudy with 3-6′ (1-2m) swell from E
Wind – 13 knots from ENE
Today’s News
We were all very glad to see the back of Salvador. On leaving we put the boat clocks forward 2 hours as we were all sick of the sun coming up at 5am and it setting by 1730.
We had a fairly comfortable night motor sailing with main and mizzen. This morning we got just enough wind angle to unfurl the staysail and are now making good progress. At the moment we are taking the most direct route to Dakar. This way it is about 3050 miles to Lanzarote, Canary Islands. If the weather forces us to stay further south then the distance increases and will add 1 to 2 days to the trip.
JC