Hi everyone,
We are currently in position 47 44N 007 16W, motoring at 5 knots on a course of 185M. The wind is 4-6 knots from the ESE. There's broken mid and high-level cloud with the sun shining at times. The air temperature is 12C and the water 13C. Might not need the thermals and onesie tonight!
We sailed all last night, wending our way SW initially and then gradually S as the wind backed. We even saw a few stars in between the occasional drizzle. By mid-morning the batteries needed a charge so the engine went on. And then the sea slowly glassed out as the wind died. The batteries look like getting a very good charge.
Motoring
The new E wind is supposed to appear this evening. With a little luck we'll be sailing again before then. Once the easterly comes in it should hold all the way to A Coruna.
The light conditions are certainly giving us a pleasant passage. We're keeping up with PredictWind's routing despite their advising us to motor more than we have. Good to see the polars we refined on our way to the UK are working.
Passenger!
We spent last night dodging traffic but their density decreased from always having someone in sight to rarely having anyone in sight. Our strategy of keeping well west of the Ushant to Finistere traffic appears to be working. We plan to cross the lane when we have a decent sailing breeze for better speed and manoeuvrability.
Trust all's well where you are!
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