Good morning!
The wind and therefore the heel of our Clipper 70 still haven't changed and life at an angle continues. We are hoping for a wind change and some spinnaker time tomorrow though.
Our two-man sail repair team, Bernd Weigell and Andy Krapf, spent hours in the sail locker during our time in the Doldrums Corridor to fit the Windseeker and Code 1 (lightweight spinnaker) with the new poppers - a new system to prevent the spinnaker from inflating during the hoist. Soon we will find out how well it works.
Once the kites are up our boat speed should increase by a knot or two and we will be flying towards Punta del Este. With less than 1500nm to the last way point we are on the home stretch of this incredibly long leg.
We still have some catching up to do, but the last few position reports looked quite promising and we sailed past GREAT Britain again late last night. Our focus is now on PSP Logistics, who are just a few miles ahead of us.
Fair winds and a following sea!
Chris