Hi everyone,
At 1200 today we were at 36 20N 023 07W steering 130M, close reaching under full main and single-furled yankee at 5.5 knots. Sunny with 2/8 cloud. The wind was 9G14 from the NE. Our noon to noon run by the log was 131nm.
We departed Ponta Delgada at 0800 yesterday. We motored out of the harbour, hoisted the main and motor-sailed ESE in a very light NE wind. The light winds lasted nearly all day. At 1800 we were able to kill the engine and sail. This was expected and hopefully the forecast for us to sail most of the rest of the passage will come true.
We departed in company with Moody 44 sv Metzi. We motored ESE together. We held on to them for a while when we both initially set sail. But as the wind filled in they gradually pulled away. Once we lost them on AIS at 7nm we went into 'cruising mode'. We had a great sail overnight with a 3/4 moon lighting up the sky.
This morning we had a brief period with a reef in the main but it came out again when the wind moderated. Very nice sailing overall. We are heading towards Porto Santo, the small island off the E coast of Madeira. We visited both back in November 2021 on our way out of Europe. Looking forward to visiting these islands again.
Trust all's well where you are.
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