[password] rachel25,
[position] 04 49.08n 017 25.97w
[status] On passage from Brazil towards Cape Verde

We are just passing through another line of thunderstorms. It is odd that there is lots of lightning, but very little thunder, even though the clouds we are trying to dodge are very close to us. As we approached this latest band in the dusk it looked like a line of ferocious dogs, their heads all growling and spittle dripping from their mouths. Then as we passed under their heads they melted into dull grey fluff. All bark and no bite.

We've been motor sailing all day in very light winds, trying to go north as quickly as possible. We know we will have head winds soon, and the rodeo will start again.

[speed] 5.5 knots
[heading] 000 degrees true
Wind NW 07 kts. Smooth sea. Sky 70% cloud. Baro 1003
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