Our current position is: 11 34'017S 127 43'354E which is not an awful lot further than this time last night.
The wind has turned to southeast which is good but it's only 8 to 10 knots which is not good so we're not exactly breaking any speed records. We tried all our sail configurations today but nothing really worked. We even deployed our genniker for the first time in ages but it just flopped and flogged and didn't really contribute at all.
However, on the positive side, it's been a beautiful day so no complaints on that score. My original thoughts that this trip would take about three days has been somewhat revised. Unless the wind picks up, at this speed we'll be looking at at least five days. Hope the welcoming party hasn't come and gone by the time we get there.
At the moment, I can see three boats behind us and one in front. This time last night there were dozens around but this morning, the rest fired up their iron gennies and disappeared over the horizon so we're wallowing in limited company.
PS: to date, we haven't been able to get a connection to send our emails so the entries will be piling up.
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