Unpleasant Weather

"We've struck some rather unpleasant weather. It seems that strong south easterlies, grey skies with squalls are here to stay until our predicted arrival on the 9th. The boat is sailing perfectly, reaching 10 knots on full sail so I'm happy with the changes that were done while the boat was in South America."

As Mike and two other crew members are South African, the excitment is rising as they are getting closer to their homeland.