[password]seabird14
[position] 14 20.9 S 009 05.9 W
[heading] 295T
[speed] 4.8
[weather] 9-11kts SE, seas 1m SE, cc 25%, 1015 mb
[status] DAY 3 3418 nm to Barbados. Sailing stbd broad reach, Code Zero 4.8kt at 295T. Yesterday afternoon the wind filled in to 8kts from the SSE, allowing us to go back to Code zero sailing. Sophia took advantage of the relatively rare moonless, cloudless and gentle conditions to spend the first part of the night watch stargazing with Jen on the fore deck. As often as we are out under this canopy of stars we are still in awe. Had some activity at 0300 when we sighted a flare on the horizon off our starboard bow. We gybed over to head toward it, hailed on radios, and kept a keen watch for the next hours but never saw any other signal. Tough going to sleep thinking possibly someone is out here needing help, but we've done all we can. For now we are back to trade wind conditions, fresh chocolate cake is coming out of the oven, and fishing gear goes in after lunch.
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