L'Eau Commotion Westabout

5:20pm Sunday 5th November 2017 ( UTC-2 ) Since 2:00pm yesterday the wind has very slowly but very definitely increased from that 2 to 4 knots to around say 8 over night and now as darkness falls maybe 10 to 12 - I even put one reef in the main for no loss of speed. With just that gentle breeze blowing through it was very comfortable in the cabin but had to close the hatches this evening with the odd drop or two of spray and now at 31C it's a little clammy. Last night it felt like I was rat running in peak hour. Determined to clear the doldrums I had full sail up as a massive CuNimb built up just a few miles astern with attendant rumbles and grumbles and frequent flashes. The full moon showed up the clouds towering up past the height of the aerials which I used to check the distance off. If it looked a little threatening I just sat up straighter. It was very pleasant out in the cockpit and in this way outlasted the storm which subsided of its own account before midnight. The visibility is something shocking. The AIS showed a full size tanker at 6 miles distant in broad daylight but just could not be seen. Also this evening I was wondering if a big CuNimb was forming astern but it turned out to be just another Sahara sandhill. Yes all the omens are there for the Trades tomorrow, not the least of them being the satellite transmitted data from PredictWind. I can't pick up WindyTV but if it doesn't agree don't tell me!