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Hopefully final gybe as we head to the east coast of Majorca to rest and sort the boat before heading on to Gibraltar
Just passing island aka Galite off Tunisia. Wild barren piece of rock. Now off to Majorca 289 miles away
Another dolphin escort leaving Tunisia. On our way towards Majorca with clear heads, not realising Tunisia is a dry country! LOL
Finally arrived in Bizerte, Tunisia. Big empty marina. Very hot. Waiting to clear customs then off to explore
Finally leaving Italian waters, escorted by dolphins. Next stop Tunisia probably early Thursday. Time for some maintenance!
Busy night last night. Unexpected 35kts, so 2 reefs and 1/2 Genoa, still doing over 7kts upwind. All ok onboard :-)
Day 2 from Preveza and we haven't had more than 5kts wind. Blocked fuel line last night. Now drifting waiting for the wind
Day 17
Running low on fuel so old school sailing. Tacking towards Gran Canaria. Tracker updating every 2hrs. Hard work!
Day 16
A few ships around and El Hierro 40 miles away. Wind eased to 18 but still upwind. ETA Las Palmas tomorrow morning
Day 15
Still slogging upwind. 330 miles to Las Palmas for fuel. All good onboard, just need a few hours respite from the slamming.
Day 14
Beating in to 25kt trade winds is not much fun. Lots of slamming and water over the deck. One way to enjoy Bank Holiday
Day 14
2 weeks done and 530 miles to go. Regards sea state, we have 18kts wind and about 2m waves. Some slamming but generally ok.
Day 13
660 miles W of Canaries. Watching the fuel carefully. Pushing Upwind in 15kts hoping for a lift.
Day 11
Another fish yesterday. Mahi Mahi this time. Breeze picked up and sailing upwind now to Canaries for fuel.
Day 11
Lee and Jake been practicing Astro-nav with the sextant. Meanwhile calm seas and light winds mean we are motoring again
Day 10. Sun is out today but still a few squalls around. Watching on radar and weather routing @predictwind keeping us safe.
Day 9. It's like a bank holiday in the Solent - pouring down with rain! We had 40kt squalls last night and Guy fell out of bed.