Wind has veered to NNE as forecast and the true wind is on the beam at about 10-12 knots. No current so our speed over the ground is now consistently in the 7 to 7.5 knot range. With Bitra Islet a couple of miles to the south we now have clear water all the way to the Gulf of Aden. Depth should go up to about 4,000 meters over the course of the next 24 hours/120 miles. Seas still less than 1m from the north making for ideal sailing conditions. We are tracking well ahead of the PredictWind routing, which has us averaging 6.1 knots.

Position 11° 39.250′ N 72° 16.499′ E
COG 284T
SOG 6.4kt