11th April

169 east, 42 north

Next milestone – date line then ice limit (45n)

Current position- 2nd to Punta

Gained- 12 miles on Unicef (now 22 behind) and 60 on a Bermuda (now 70 behind!)

Clothing layers -full change yesterday sad to take off the fleece trousers, £5 bargain from decathlon and the best purchase!

2 merino baselayer tops, one layer bottoms, fleece onesie, heated gilet, musto primaloft, fern jacket and foulies. Neck warmer, balaclava and headband. Should be room for more! Gloves now needed on deck!

Sleeping bag situation- both fleece layers, fully zipped and covering head. Heated eye mask, surrounded by damp outer layers and a netting bag so I don’t lose my socks and gloves which are keeping warm for next use!

Hoisted Kite at evening watch change, then a few hours of rubbish light wind with big swell and a wind that can’t make its mind where it’s blowing from= v tricky, esp ass soon as you get some speed you overtake the kite and it hangs there like a limp hanky!

Then half an hour before the 3am watch change the wind filled in (exactly as predicted) and backed. Pulled off an excellent gybe, now heading 070 at 10-12 knots so perfect VMG and now listening to the other watch enjoying the super fast exciting kite flying and hoping it’s still the same in a few hours after breakfast!