Today was a day of lots of wind – we were sailing dead downwind still – but with just a small jib out and nothing else, rocking and rolling all over the place and making over 8 knots! The seas are horrible – 8 – 10 ft and very close together making for a very uncomfortable ride.

It was also a day for electronics – as in them acting up… Not only did we not have a working autopilot, but several of the screens were no longer working. There must be a loose connection somewhere – it’ll be a nightmare finding out where!

This evening the wind backed off and we were able to set the main with 2 reefs. Then, I had to switch to the genoa to bring our speed up – as our ETA was beginning to cooincide with the big blow expected at Horta on Sunday afternoon… We’re now sailing in about 15 knots, making about 7 downwind – we’ll see how long this lasts!