We’ve been sailing all day! Broad reach basically with variable winds – so have had full genoa and main out but now have 2 reefs in the main. We’ve actually ripped the main at the luff just above the first reef position – so we’re either using full main or 2 reefs. Even with 2 reefs and just 15 knots of wind, we’re moving along at a healthy 8 – 9 knots!

Dingle is under 200 miles away now – so tiredness lifts and is replaced by expectation – and hopes that it’ll be warmer there than it is here!! I had to break out all my winter clothes last  night!

We made 169NM in the last 24 hours and our average speed for the entire trip at 6.45knots is approaching our standard planning speed of 6.5…

Looks like a Saturday morning arrival in Dingle…