[password] rachel25,
[position] 38 42.657s 047 50.354w
[status] On passage Falklands to St Helena.
We roared out of the Forties. There was more roaring than we would have liked as the wind was high 20s gusting 30s. Initially we rather enjoyed surfing on the waves at 9-10 knots but then we realised that we did not trust either the autopilot or the windpilot to do the job and therefore one of us would be glued to the wheel until the wind abated. So we reduced sail to 2 pocket handkerchiefs and bowled along at 6-7 knots instead enjoying tea and cake in the warm sunshine while the windpilot looked after the steering.
Tomorrow I am going to dig deep in the cupboard to find my shorts, not seen since New Zealand, and perhaps the floppy sunhat.
[speed] 6.5 knots
[heading] 040 true
[weather] Wind SW 15 - 20 knots. 2.0m waves. Sky 10% cloud. Baro 1002.
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