[password] rachel25,
[position] 02 13.25s 018 49.88w
[status] On passage from Brazil towards Cape Verdes

And so ended the 16 day beat to windward from Brazil. This afternoon it felt like we had reached the windward mark in a race. Of course there was no bouy, just a dot on the electronic chart. We bore away, still on starboard tack but now reaching, finally heading for the equator. The boat flattened out, the speed went up a knot, we opened the hatches over the saloon, the fresh air blew through.
We are now heading NNE, the thunder storms we have come through are behind us and to our west. There is opportunity for more but for now the forecast looks good to the equator some 130 miles to the North.

[speed] 7.5 knots
[heading] 022 degrees true
Wind ESE 18 kts. 1.0m waves. Sky 35% cloud. Baro 1000
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