Crossed the date line last night and lost Friday 2nd October!
Wind did bend round not quite enough so motor-sailing to get in before  dark
Position: 15° 46′   173° 49′ [-15.77,-173.82] 16:00 local time, GMT 03:00 Sat Oct 3rd
10 miles to Niuatoputapu
Wind: SSE 20 knots
Sky:  30% cloud cover

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Position: 3.363,-81.269 at 07:00 local, 13:00 BST
24hr run: 72.1 miles by GPS, 107.7 miles by log.
ETA Galapagos at 5 knots: 15:29 local 24th May
Wind: South West 12 knots Sea: slight with no swell
Skye:  20% cloud cover
Quietly tacking to windward.  Egret away to Columbia.  Time for books, concertinas, French on the ipod and chatting on the [...]

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Position 14.46,-59.85 at 10:37 GMT
60.5 miles to go.
Wind ENE 5
The wind slowly decreased yesterday and left an awkward swell. So we quickly decided to start motoring top the batteries and fill the tanks with water. We mototred up to a couple of ARC boats. Before dark we set the sails and went [...]

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Position 14.90,-57.45 at 10:36 GMT
202 miles to go ETA at 5 knots 00:06 Monday 15th Dec.
Wind SE 4
This should be the penultimate report.  If we can keep up 6 knots we will arrive last light on Sunday evening.  Seeing more sailing boats. There was one just ahead all of yesterday that we were creeping upon. [...]

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Position 14.55,-54.87 at 10:50 GMT
350 miles to go. ETA Martinique at 5 knots 05:56 15th Dec
Wind E 5
In the trade winds proper now. Wind waxes and wains from 15 knots to 25 knots, biggish sea. We have up full jib and 2 reefs in the main. Very comfortable, no chaffing [...]

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Position 14.34,-52.22 at 10:03 GMT
504 miles to go.  ETA at 5kn 12:03 (midday) 15th Dec
Wind E 5.
Two boats in sight most of yesterday and a few more on the radio close by.  T Rex is an ARC boat and he is catching fish like the dorado with his 5 inch lure system.  Norwegian boat not [...]

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Position 14.38,-49.58 at 10:02 GMT
658 miles to go.  ETA at 5 knots 18:42 15th Dec.
Wind E force 5/6
Yesterday we couldn’t quite summon up the energy to do anything significant.  It was hot and Giselle was going plenty well enough under main and jib.  So we changed the boat time.  Now at GMT-3.  Caribbean is at [...]

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