22 Jan: In the early hours we pass 52.5deg west and so into the next time zone GMT-4. We are now in the same time zone as the windward islands. Looking like…

21 Jan: Wind picks up in the night and we back to a sporty speed of 7+kts. These twin head sail just love the wind above 18kts and by 21kts we are…

20 Jan: A peaceful night running with twin headsails in a pleasant 13-18 knts of wind. The Russians disappear to stern and off the AIS. Phew! We have safely negotiated our way…

19 Jan: After midnight, in the lighter winds and swell, the genoa and mainsail start backing then refilling with a “bang” that makes the whole rig shudder. So we change the sail…

18 Jan: Today is Ellie’s birthday, yay! As we previously arranged with Neptune, at breakfast time we are surrounded by a large pod of performing dolphins, here to give a special birthday…

17 Jan: We keep our watches on GMT so sun not up now till 9:30am. Wind is now between 14-18 kts. With twin headsails we make 6.5 kts, which seems a little…

16 Jan: At night it seems we were fighting between two winds: when it drops to 11kts the cutter backs; but then it picks up to 17kts and we are flying along…

15 Jan: Not a great night. Wind shifted when a squall came through and after that we were again rocking badly. In the pitch dark we can’t see what direction the waves…