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Jean-Luc van den Heede ahead of the round the world record

Position at 1300: 39°21 N / 13°23 W
Wind 14Knots. From WNW, slight sea.
Temperature Day: 20°/ Night: 15°/ Sea: 17°
Distance covered in the last 24 hours: 261miles.
To Cape Horn 6362 Miles. 22 Hours ahead of P. Monnet

Hello

Well that’s it. I’m back into the stride of things and my daily routine. I must say the conditions are quite perfect: a nice wind pushed me along all night at 13 knots, the sun isn’t yet too strong, Adrien is in fine fettle and sailing along without suffering too much, and to crown it all I’m ahead of Monnet and where I was on my previous three attempts, in spite of the poor average speed yesterday.

Heading down through the Atlantic is really the pleasant part of my adventure and I’m trying to make the most of it. The fears I had during my first gale have been forgotten now, even if I’m still keeping an eye out.

Yesterday evening, I found a small dead bird inside Adrien. It came aboard exhausted during the first evening and was sheltering in the cabin. In spite of that, it didn’t survive.

See you tomorrow.

JL VDH

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