[password] rachel25
[position] 24 56.050n 027 02.430w
[status] On passage, Cabo Verde towards Europe.

Wind continued well through the night but by this afternoon it was dying away. We had a couple of hours of engine and now it has come back very light but just sailable. We are using the windpilot but instead of the vane we are using a small autohelm tiller pilot. In these very light winds the vane does not respond and there is insufficient power to drive the hydrovane. The tiller pilot replaces the vane but still utilises the power derived from the boats passage through the water to steer the boat. That was just a little technical snippet for those interested in such things - not many I suspect!

Bruce-the-weather tells us we are moving into a ridge which will cross us over the next 2 days so we can expect little wind and will probably be motoring.

Ana is very pleased that the boat is upright and stable, and she doesn't require three points of contact when moving about the boat and cooking.

[speed] 3.5 knots
[heading] 340 degrees true
[weather] Wind NE 10kts. 0.5m waves. Sky 100% cloud. Baro 1013
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