Another day of no wind and rolly seas. The engine 'Perky' (Perkins Diesel!) continues to chug away pushing us SW in search of the elusive SE trade winds which should whisk us along to the Marquesas. There are 4 other boats within VHF range of us, all of which have the same conditions. Lots of time spent reading books and lounging in the cockpit reacquainting ourselves with life at sea.
We managed to sail for around 1.5 hours just after tea but then we hit a huge bank of cloud which had rain and thunderstorms! We stayed within this seemingly endless bank all night and motored through its fickle winds.
This morning at around 8am the wind filled and as I write we are whisking along at 6.5-7 knots with SE winds and clear skies ahead (at last!).
24 Hour Run: 139 n/m
Distance to Run: 2,712 n/m
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