Nasdaq passed the 1,000 nautical mile mark yesterday as expected and celebrated with some "Alison" flapjack.
We marked the occasion by changing our 'boat time' - adjusting our watches from BST to UTC in the first of several time changes we will have as we head further west on our way to Uruguay.
We also had another indication of how far we have travelled when we saw our first flying fish – unusual for this far north, but a welcome sight. Many more of those to come in the next few weeks too.
We spent most of yesterday with Garmin's sail just visible on the horizon, which kept everybody focused on good helming and trimming to make the most of some very light and shifty winds near the centre of the low-pressure system we are picking our way around.
Garmin disappeared from view and from AIS (Automatic Identification System) overnight, when the two boats chose to make use of the strengthening northerly breeze in different ways. Now we're waiting for the next position reports to find out which tactic worked out better.
It's great to be moving again, and with the wind forecast to get stronger and stay northerly, we've been using this time to get some good downwind practice sailing with the Yankee 1, in expectation of lots of spinnaker sailing to come.
Both Watches have done well overnight, whilst also thinking up more personal or boat-specific watch names.
Cheers, Rob.