wind NE 12, seas 1m NNE. Made 167nm for the 24 h. Wind progressively eased after midnight to about 10 knots just before sunrise. Messy confused sea remains and we have too little sail up to damp the motion. Motor-sailing now to lift batteries.

Position 13° 13.533′ N 62° 06.344′ E
COG 276T
SOG 6.8kt
Log 8,670 nm
Engine 143.0 h

Every morning we have a couple of large birds of the Albatros/Shearwater family visit the boat. They circle as if to prepare for a carrier landing, but divert to another airport after a couple of aborted attempts. Impressive, as we are at least 550 miles (about 900km) from the nearest land.

Position 13° 12.645′ N 62° 12.001′ E
COG 279T
SOG 5.6kt

wind NNE 18-22kt, Seas around 1m

Position 13° 06.451′ N 62° 56.790′ E
COG 276T
SOG 6.5kt
Log 8,628 nm
Engine 143.0 h

Winds averaged 20 to 25 knots from NNE all afternoon, gusting to 28 knots at times. Not too surprisingly, the sea state has become lumpy with breaking waves on the beam – we rolled so much as I was typing this that my iPad changed screen orientation! Still making 7 knots with 3 reefs and only 25 percent of headsail showing. Made for a spectacular sunset though.

Position 13° 03.409′ N 63° 17.326′ E
COG 278T
SOG 6.3kt