Hello friends ;)
By 1400 UTC today we are 140nm west of West Africa and Mauritania and have 276 nautical miles to go to Mindelo.
Yesterday we were blessed with 10-15 knots of windfrom Northeast which enabled us to turn of the engine.
About time, as diesel consumption has been too high. But we still have plenty left if needed.
During the night the wind increased to 20 knots and with gusts 25+ knots. Sea also increased and resulte in a very bumpy ride but with good sailing speed. Our new Hydrovane performed ecellent in the rough seas and the wind generator and solar panels kept our fridge, navlights and nav station well supplied as charging the batteries.
Yesterday we had a proper dinner. German burgers (Frikadellen) with fried onions, peece and boiled potatoes.With a gimbaled stove cooking is OK in lumpy seas.
The weatherforecast for the coming days is Northeast winds 10-15 knots gusting 20 and wave hight 2 meters.
We hope to arrive Mindelo by sunset Monday the 27th.
Welcome to our sail blog. We are a Norwegian married/retired couple making our dream come true on this 2 year long sail voyage. We would like to share our experiences with you and will try to update this blog as often as possible.
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