[password] rachel25
[position] 35 00.580n 026 45.960w
[status] On passage, Cabo Verde towards France.
The wind has freed a little and for a while we were close reaching. Then it died and we are motoring. However the sun is out and it's been warm. We have both been cleaning the cockpit. The big news today is that, despite the fact that our course will take us within 50 miles of the Azores, we have decided to continue on towards France. We had been thinking of taking a break for a few days but the weather over the next week is good for going to France so we will use it. You never know when the next good break will come. Luckily Ana has provisioned enough for 3 months and the water maker is working well so, provided we don't need too much diesel, we should be OK.

[speed] 4.0 knots
[heading] 040 degrees true
[weather] Wind ESE 5kts. 0.5m waves. Sky 30% cloud. Baro 1018
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