[password] beavis
[position] 01 33.74S 29 51.78W
[weather] clouds and sun, light winds, 1-2 meter swell from NE
[speed] 5.8
[heading] 300T
[status] Day 14 underway to the Caribbean/Bahamas. We are continuing to motor through the ITCZ / doldrums. Our weather files indicate that we should start getting northeasterly winds today which should enable us to sail, and we are eagerly awaiting their arrival. The ocean swell is coming from the northeast now, indicating that those winds are out there - just a bit further down the road. This morning, we transferred 120 liters (32 gallons) of diesel from jerry jugs on deck into Slip Away's fuel tank, and we have enough fuel to motor all the way to the equator, although we would of course prefer to start sailing sooner than that. All is well aboard. 184 miles to the equator, 3036 miles to the Bahamas.

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