ZEPHYR

14 January 2023 | 38 45.642'N:0 15.249'E, Passing Denia
02 June 2022 | 38 20.362'N:0 29.043'W, Real Club de Regatas, Alicante,Spain
01 June 2022 | 36 34'N:2 37'W, 70 miles N of Melilla, Algeria
31 May 2022 | 36 14'N:4 41'W, 35 miles W of Gibraltar
30 May 2022 | 35 28'N:09 12'W, 170 miles W of Tangiers, Morocco
29 May 2022 | 34 48'N:12 14'W, 220 miles SW of Cape St Vincent, Portugal
28 May 2022 | 33 43.9'N:14 36'W, 115 nm NE of Madeira
27 May 2022 | 32 47'N:16 30'W, 15nm SE of Porto Santo
27 May 2022 | 32 44.478'N:16 42.722'W, Quinta do Lorde marina
25 May 2022 | 34 04'N:18 41'W, 106nm NW of Madeira
24 May 2022 | 35 30'N:22 29'W, 340 miles WNW of Madeira
23 May 2022 | 36 22'N:25 01'W, 33 miles S of Ilha de Santa Maria, Azores
22 May 2022 | 36 14'N:29 09'W, 90 miles WSW of Ilha de Santa Maria, Azores
21 May 2022 | 36 21'N:30 30'W, 720nm ENE of Madeira
20 May 2022 | 36 19'N:34 51'W, 300nm SW of the Azores
19 May 2022 | 36 08'N:36 47'W, 450nm SW of the Azores
18 May 2022 | 34 48'N:39 45'W, A week from Madeira
17 May 2022 | 32 54'N:45 07'W, Still in the middle of the Atlantic
17 May 2022 | 32 54'N:45 07'W, In the middle of the Atlantic
16 May 2022 | 32 14'N:45 49'W, 1450 miles west of Madeira

And Cool Nights

18 May 2022 | 34 48'N:39 45'W, A week from Madeira
MStA
As we head north the temperature has dropped and we now get T-Shirts and shorts in the day but definitely need a jacket at night. The wind followed the forecast and died leaving us with a mill pond silky sea which we motored through initially with the main up to provide stability but ultimately with no sails.

In this moment of oblivion all thoughts of marauding sharks were abandoned and the fearless team (minus today's author who had just had a shower), plunged into 6,000 metres of ocean for a refreshing swim. Despite no wind the boat was moving quite quickly meaning the swimmers had to swim to keep up.

After almost a day of motoring the wind came back and we have been flying along at 8+ knots, sometimes with, and sometimes without, spinnaker. The aforesaid was cleverly spotted by GB to have a small rip in the middle of the sail. A quick repair with spinnaker tape insured that we have been able to carry on with our politically sensitive sail, but will probably have to bring it down tonight.

Despite the dismal fish experience, we have continued to eat well but now have limited fresh or frozen, but fortunately a large quantity of eggs, which last night enabled our first soufflé at sea.

We reckon we have 8 days to go.

Thank you all so much for your comments on the blog which are much appreciated.
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Vessel Name: Zephyr
Vessel Make/Model: Shipman 50
Hailing Port: Lymington
Home Page: www.yachtzephyr.com
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Created 22 August 2014