Heading west

Jean-Luc van den Heede attempts to break away from the African coast

Day 111.
Position at 1300: 8°59'N / 18°50'W
Wind 15 knots from N. Slight sea.
Temperatures: day 29°C / night 19°C / sea 26°C
Distance covered in the last 24 H: 208 miles.
To the finish 3,037 miles.
Lead over Monnet: 24 days and 5 hours.

Hi there,

My little sea bream was really excellent with some freshly baked bread. Yesterday, I did it in the frying pan and today poached in some stock... I could invite some guests. I'm going to have too much to keep in this heat.

The wind finally came around. Yesterday, after my message I changed my course to the west. I wasn't able to head 270° and I lost 9 miles by going slightly south. That really got me down, but my reward came in the middle of the night, when the wind started to come around to the north, as forecast by Pierre Lasnier, and I came around likewise. All of that means that for the moment I'm heading in almost the right direction. If the wind turned a little further to the NE, it would be perfect.

Of course, I went a little too far east, and last night I was back on the route the cargo ships take as they move up and down the African coast. I'm now going to be heading towards Cape Verde, which should mean I get the chance to listen to some nice local music!

See you tomorrow,

A day with Jeannot's cuddly toy, a little yellow mouse, which after going around the world in a boat, will perhaps go around France in a Dormobile!