For the past three days a low has been hanging around to the NE of the Azores and it now has decided to move east. He could have waited! So last nigh around 02:00 the wind veered and built, the barometer dropped and before too long Taonui was hard on the wind struggling to make south and actually being bent off to a course of 165. Required course 230. I stuck it out until noon hoping to get south of the low. At noon I tacked over to head west with the plan of going through the bottom of the tightest part and out into the NW winds that are hopefully on the other side.
Just spoke a ship, the first that I've seen in days, the "Star Best" carrying containers filled with bananas from Columbia heading for Antwerp. He was this far north because of bad weather in the Mona Passage.
Noon to noon run was 113 miles, but only made good 101. 468 miles to go . Three days If the wind freed off.
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