Logged miles: 2149.2
Position as of 20:00UTC 17 12.0N 050 12.4W

And another fantastic sailing day! Our speed over ground rarely dipped below 8 knots and was normally well over 9 knots so we’re making very good time so far. Have come to realise that my oven will only lean a certain amount to counter the boat’s heel and not nearly enough for our current heel!

We went through a couple of squalls overnight too with lots of rain, poor visibility and a huge increase in wind speed. The yacht coped very well though and, with a bit of sail adjustment, managed to stay relatively calm and happy throughout each squall.

Today was the first day we haven’t caught a fish because we’d decided it was a bit too difficult to reel in fish whilst sailing especially when we have so much food to eat due to freezer collapse. Today’s menu consisted of the last of the defrosted items; beef burgers for lunch and mahi mahi fish pie for dinner so have certainly been eating very well!

We now have 640 miles to go and at this speed we are hoping to arrive in Antigua on the eve of 1st or early on 2nd. Unfortunately customs closes at 5pm so we’d need to arrive before then on 1st if we don’t want to sit outside the harbour overnight! It’s going to be tight!