Position at 11:25 BST 11.008,-77.581
118 miles to go.  ETA at 5 knots 06:02 7th Apr
Wind NE 5
We kept well offshore as we passed Columbia in the hopes of avoiding the higher winds and seas associated with the area just off the coast.  We have had 20-25 knots and seas large enough for the occasional bit [...]

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Position at 11:25 BST 12.674,-75.842.
ETA at 5knts 12:11 Tues 7th Apr. 261 miles to go
GPS run 137 miles.
Wind NE 20 to 30 knots
The extra wind came as expected around dinner time last night. We went for an over cautious trysail and genoa to be sure we could handle squalls on top of the [...]

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Position at 11:25 BST 13.53,-73.516
ETA at 5knts 14:16 7th Apr.  398 miles togo
Wind E 4/5
Passed the northern tip of South America yesterday afternoon - Punta Gallinas.  I wonder if it has a naff signpost like the ones at Lands End and John o groats with New York 1955, Auckland 8033, Edinburgh 4679, Athens 5985, Cape [...]

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Position 13.933,-70.516
ETA at 5 knts 00:03 8th Apr.  560 miles to go
Wind SE 5.  Days run by GPS 155 miles
I think the dolphins that visited us as the sun went down last night were escapees from a fun park in Florida.  They performed an amazing routine of jumps, belly flops and tail slapping and then [...]

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Position at 11:25 BST 14.088,-67.723
ETA at 5 knts 05:18 8th Apr.  715 miles to go
Wind ESE 3/4.  GPS distance run since yesterday 158 miles.
I’m glad to say there is nothing to report.  A pretty sunset and a pretty sunrise.  Subtle changes in the wind and sea.  Excellent grapefruit for breakfast.
I think I will get out [...]

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Position 14.22,-64.978 at 11:25 BST
ETA at 5 knts 12:37 8th Apr.  873 miles to go
Wind E 5
167 miles by GPS since yesterday - a 0.5knot current helps.
I had quite forgotten how nice it is to be at sea on your own.  Atlantic was full of ARC boats etc.  Here we have the place to ourselves. [...]

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Position at 11:25 BST 14.174, -62.068
1064 miles to go.  ETA San Blas Islands (Porvenir) at 5knts 22:18 8th April
Wind ESE 4/5 with rain squalls to 6
We finally got away at 20:00 last night.  The anchorage had quite a few new arrivals yesterday that had anchored very close to existing boats so its good to be [...]

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“What’s that dinghy doing in the middle of nowhere? It looks just like Benny Junior’s beaten out tender” We collect it and put back on a mooring as we leave Harmony beach. I wonder if Benny will use a different knot from now on! Will he get lessons from the children on [...]

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Just two again but not for long. Jane and Alisdair have agreed to go into the courier service and their first job is to St. Lucia, delivering parts to a yacht in transit. They have allowed themselves one week to find Giselle. However we know the arrival times of planes from London and [...]

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It’s wonderful the arrivals area at the airport. Rebecca was on the flight and we had seen her come down the plane steps, now the wait till she was through customs etc. The beginning of her holiday. St Lucia south to Carriacou and back to St Lucia.

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