[password] rachel25
[position] 46 05.100s 054 10.773w
[status] On passage Falklands to St Helena.
Sailed NNW all day in very light winds until late afternoon when the wind died completely. We started the engine again but have turned it off to get some peace while we have dinner. The bird life has diminished since leaving the Falklands, just the odd storm petrel and Giant Petrels sitting on the water, also waiting for the wind. The highlight of the day was a pod of some 20 whales which appeared astern and tracked us for a few minutes before heading off to the south. They were not big whales, perhaps pilot whales but we did not get a close enough view to be sure. We are expecting the wind to come tomorrow as a big low pressure system tracks east, to the south of us.
[speed] 0.6 knots
[heading] 020 true
[weather] Wind S 3 knots. Smooth sea. Sky 100% cloud. Baro 1007.
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