Today we celebrated reaching half way across: 1400 miles down and 1400 to go. It's been a day of great ocean sailing with reasonably steady winds in the mid 20s, fewer squalls than yesterday (always good), and more great progress. We're making 6-8 knots of boatspeed, and after gybing onto port tack this afternoon as the wind went round to the ENE, we have been running with the main NE swell and surfing down waves at up to 12 knots, heading directly for St Lucia.
The sea is quite lumpy today with wave heights approaching 4m, but the long wavelength of this ocean swell means that there are no breaking tops. The wind and waves are due to gradually diminish from now over the next week.
Here are James and Bridget putting in our extra pre night-sailing reef in the mainsail.
Meanwhile Sophia and Bea are cooking up a storm in the very challenging rolly galley. It's the best mushroom and leek risotto for miles around.