The blue line is the direct route from Funchal to Vila do Porto, the yellow is our actual track. The difference is largely on account of the wind direction. It would have been VERY uncomfortable to have aimed directly for Santa Maria at the beginning even if it was possible. We knew the wind would veer more into the east during the passage and therefore with the wind vane set to put us on a close reach we would automatically make ground to the North as it did so.
The straight line distance was 483 nautical miles, the distance actually covered was 584. Average speed was therefore 5.3/5.9 knots.
On the toll side of things. The sacrificial strip on the Genoa is coming away from the sail, so it's either a lot of stitching by hand or find a sail maker in Ponta Delgada (none here).
The port side hull window leaks slightly and the depth sounder has packed up. A number of other minor snags but nothing of great importance.
As of now we are still awaiting our Covid tests.
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