Exocet Strike - Exocet Strike 3-4 March 2017

Well that was a much better day and night, 12-15 knots from approx 170 to 150 true wind angle and a positive 1-1.5 knot of current, averaging 7-7.5 knots of speed over the ground (SOG). No rain or squalls even. Not sure if it will continue but let's hope so.
We are in the area of the ITCZ so squalls etc are highly likely. The whole trip should in theory have 1-3 knots of positive current so we are looking good forward to more of the same. We need to stay well clear of the Amazon basin, due to debris coming down the river and also for us up to 5 knots of negative current, that wouldn't be helpful.
In a few days we get quite close to French Guyana, Surinam and Guyana. On the 6th March there is a scheduled launch of an Ariane space rockets from the European space centre in French Guyana. Last year quite a few of the World ARC fleet were passing through and experienced a launch. We will just miss it, unless there is a delay!