We are currently at 30 46N 015 14W sailing at 6 knots under single-reefed main and triple-furled yankee. The wind is ENE 14G20 and the sky is overcast. The air temperature is 18C and the water 22C. We have 128nm to go to Playa Francesa on the Canaries island of Graciosa.
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| Farewell to Quinta do Lorde marina |
This morning was amazing. Our batteries are full! That's a first for an overnight sail without running the engine in decades of offshore sailing. The SailnSea SailingGen hydro generator produced 110Ah during the 24 hours of the passage so far.
Another amazing statistic was our 24 hour run of 158nm. That may be our second best ever in Zen Again. She certainly loves a beam reach. On the other hand the crew prefer sailing downwind since it's been a wet and bumpy ride. At times we were 'copping greenies' every few minutes.
The wind started out E by N (just a little N of E) and slowly backed around to almost NE. We had sunshine yesterday afternoon and in the evening until midnight. The moon rose at around 2300 and although only a little more than half full it lit up the ocean nicely. Then more cloud came in to make it dark again.
We're buddy-boating with Moody 376 sv Matusadona on this passage. They departed a few hours before us and we overtook them yesterday. They're now keeping up with us in the lightening breeze.
Looking forward to exploring the Canaries!
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