I have just passed Fernando de Noronha and today is the first time I feel that I have been in the same conditions as the rest of the fleet as my boat speeds were similar.
Tonight has been difficult with lots of squally clouds. The wind changing by as much as 7 knots from 16 to 23 knots and changing direction by as much as 40 degrees.
It is good to pass the last land mass of the Southern Hemisphere, now we are onto the equator just 230 miles away. It has been a very wet day with lots of spray and waves over the deck. I am already in my foulie bottoms.
I have also lost one mainsail sticker – sorry!
Dee