We took a right turn! We had been on a NNE heading until this morning. The reason for the more northerly direction was to avoid bad weather. We are now sailing east (since 6 a.m.), downwind, after having been on a close reach for seven days.

Michael and I were not on watch during the change. We woke up this morning to pleasant sailing. Both the Screecher and the Genoa (the latter on the starboard side) are *usually* full. Wing-on-wing is what we would call this configuration. This is the first time Michael and I have sailed this way. It isn’t a first for Yulia and Kirill.

Later in the day: It is much chillier. Yulia and Kirill put up the “tent” surrounding the cockpit to help us stay warm. The winds have been good today, at 20 or more. We’ve been sailing with just the Genoa since mid-morning, when the wind picked up to 19.

So far we have sailed about 1100 nautical miles. We have about 1340 nautical miles to go before we reach the Azores.

Removable cockpit enclosure

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