Made it out of the Doldrums and back into decent wind.

Crossed the Equator at 11:35 this morning. Raised a toast to King Neptune with my coffee.

I am sailing close hauled into the wind on a course of 179°. Some time tomorrow I should pass the mark at Fernando De Horonha. The prevailing wisdom seems to be to continue south before turning east toward Cape Town. I will likely follow the prevailing wisdom.

I am currently in my best position ever in the fleet at 2,596. so this is probably not a good time to go off on a flier. The total fleet is now 38,970. I've had the 10 minute auto refresh activated for most of the day and since about 2:00 I have been making slow and steady gains. The leaders are 350 miles ahead and I have no Illusions of catching them. I would however be pleased as hell to finish in the top 1,000.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 09:46 PM | No Comments | Add Comment