[password] rachel25
[position] 38 02.800n 023 37.680w
[status] On passage, Cabo Verde towards France.
Good smooth progress overnight but frustrating today as the wind did not stay as long as expected, and even went forward of the beam when it saw I had the spinnaker ready to hoist. Oh well, that's sailing. Now motoring further north to find some more wind.
Boats usually have some water in their bilges. Ithaka has always been very good in this respect but recently we have regularly been seeing 3 or 4 litres a week but only while we are underway. I have been searching for the source and today found it. Very elusive. A pinhole leak in a fitting on the HP side of the watermaker. It is only apparent when the unit is pressurized and its route to the bilge not obvious. I will leave fixing it until we arrive just in case I make matters worse.

[speed] 5.0 knots
[heading] 020 degrees true
[weather] Wind WSW 5kts. 0.0m waves. Sky 30% cloud. Baro 1012
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