Position 15.31,-34.45 at 08:14 GMT 1536 miles to Martinique. ETA at 5 knots 00:29 17th Dec. Wind ESE 4/5 Wind held up very well and the sea has been reasonably smooth so good progress. Average just above 6 knots and not much current in that number. We put effort into keeping the boat going fast [...]

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Position 14.71,-31.93 at 08:12 GMT Wind ESE 3. ETA at 5 knots 06:01 17th Dec. 1684 miles to go. Up till now we have had some cloud cover and some wind. Yesterday there was little of either so it was really hot on the boat. Sea is 27′C so no cooling from there either. Pause [...]

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Position 14.72,-30.02 at 08:49 GMT Wind ESE 7-10 knots 1795 miles to go. ETA at 5 knots 04:47 17th Dec local time. You know when you have children in a car on long journeys you make up things for them to do to keep them from “are we nearly there yet?”. Today’s game is spot [...]

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Position 14.97,-27.95 at 08:32 GMT 1914 miles to go. ETA at 5 knots 04:22 17th Dec Local time. Wind eased back a tad to ENE 4 Cruise liner Costa Romantica passed 2 miles astern in the middle of the night. You could see this one for miles as it lit up the scattered low clouds! [...]

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Position 14.64,-25.61 at 09:00 GMT 2051 miles to go. ETA at 5 knots 06:50 17th Dec local time. ETA at more likely 5.5 knots over the ground 18:50 15th Dec local time It took us to 01:30 this morning to get the wind free from the effects of the Cape Verde islands. A full 24miles [...]

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Position 14.647,-24.270 at 17:48 GMT 2123 miles to Martinique. We spent our last night at anchor in Praia, Ilha de Santiago listening to an open air concert we could hear blaring out from a stadium above us on the plateau. Most of it was OK! Left at first light and washed the decks to remove [...]

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