Wednesday, 11 December 2024

Cape Verdes Inbound Day 5

Hi everyone,
At noon today we were at 20 20N 022 17W steering 270M, sailing under 2 reefs and 2 furls at 5 knots. The wind was 17G22 from a little N of NE. Our noon to noon run over the ground was 127nm. 250nm to Mindelo - just a Geraldton race.

Our leak persists but has gradually halved over the last day. Perhaps it prefers warmer waters. It's down to a quarter of its worst flow rate. We've been busy contacting folks in Mindelo regarding haul-out and worker costs. We've been passing our watches dreaming up temporary repair/patch schemes 'just in case'.

Weather conditions have settled nicely. We have a good sailing breeze. This morning it backed a little towards the N. That was our opportunity to gybe W back towards the rhumbline route. We expect to continue W until around midnight tonight.

The star of the passage so far has been our WindPilot vane gear. It has steered us all the way. Great kit!

Last night was very pleasant sailing under a bright 3/4 moon followed by a few hours under the stars alone.

Trust all's well where you are.

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