Note: published after arriving in Rodrigues
Less than 100nm to go. Yeah!
Yesterday and, so far today, we have had very good sailing conditions; 15 - 18 knots of wind from the south and southeast allowing us to move at around six and a half to seven knots without being over canvassed.
We haven't had to start the engine thank goodness -we're preserving the little bit of fan belt in the hopes that it'll survive long enough to get us into the anchorage. Paul has managed to keep the batteries charged up using our little portable generator - there's insufficient sun for the solar panels to do much and, of course, we haven't managed to get the wind charger to work. That will have to wait until calm conditions at anchor.
It's been one hell of an ordeal, not only for us as we hear the other boats already there are all licking their wounds to some degree. All agree, it was their worst passage ever!
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