Wind is up again blowing 26 kts from the south giving us good speed towards the Caribbean, sea a little lumpy with a swell from the southwest with cloudy overcast sky and rain. (who said this was the trade winds route ?).
Since we are a two man crew we have an autopilot to steer the boat but its a large demand on battery power therefore we only use it when the engine is running. We also have a Hydrovane independent self steering system using only wind deflecting a vane suitably attached by a linkage "Gizmo" to a rudder in the water at the stern of the boat. We set the vane feathered to wind direction and adjusted to put the boat on course and leave the rest to the Gizmo. Best crew member on board, we call her "Heather" she never eats, sleeps or get tired - any boat should have two!
The weather reports lots of overcast sky's with squalls around this part of the Atlantic this week, looking forward to what the next day may bring !.
Sean, Eamonn, and "Heather".