Passing Finistere

An update from Jean-Luc van den Heede, two days into his westabout solo round the world record attempt

Position at 1300: 43°36 N / 11°26 W
wind 15 knots from the SSE, Fairly calm seas. Temperature day18° /night 13° /sea 15°
Distance covered in the past 24H : 161 miles.
Cape Horn is 6628 miles away.

Hello

Yesterday’s little gale will have been quite useful: I managed to get used to the sort of conditions I’ll be facing in the south, and that eased my fears somewhat about how to handle Adrien with all the changes that have been made. Everything held out perfectly and I even managed to get all the sail back out.

The weather conditions have once again become much more pleasant, especially as the wind is no longer coming straight at the bow like last night.

My sleeping quarters are now tidied up and I managed to get a good sleep after a first night spent at the winches hauling in the sails.
In short, I’m back in fine form and am continuing to head down towards Cape Horn.

See you tomorrow.

JL VDH

A day with cuddly BENGY, Emmanuel’s little mouse, who is staying on my chart table throughout the weekend! (If you think Jean-Luc has gone completely insane, he is here referring to one of the 100 teddy bears he is taking around the world for charity)