Bound for the Canaries

We left Rabat at noon on the 15th - light winds and fairly flat batteries dictated the use of the iron headsail. Shipping was reasonably heavy and we headed 12 miles out to try and avoid some of the smaller fishing boats.

The wind picked up a little this morning and we turned the engine off at around 5am. Good sail all day, although the wind has been light - speed varying between 3.5 and 5.5 knots. We are still around 25 miles off the Moroccan coast, but bearing 225 towards Lanzarote.

A 450 mile trip - just under 300 to run as at 18:30 today (16th).