The feast

Jean-Luc van den Heede's dinner flies on board

Day 18. Position at 1300: 13°36’S / 34°52’W
Wind 18 knots from E. Choppy sea.
Temperatures: day 28°C / night 17°C / sea 27°C
Distance covered in the last 24 hours: 265 miles.
To Cape Horn 2968 miles.
Lead over P. Monnet: 2 days and 5 hours.

Hello

While doing my tour of the deck this morning, I found a huge flying fish 32 cm long. It looked like a big mackerel, and it will be going in the pot, even if it has to be cut up to fit in it!

It will be accompanied with some real potatoes and I’ll have a glass of white Jongieux with it. I couldn’t stop myself from sending you a photo of the creature, which is bigger than my plate!

Relating to that, I’d just like to say that from time to time I shall be sending those, who are on my mailing list a photo or even a video and that a radio report is recorded every Tuesday and Friday. So don’ t just read my news.

At the moment, the wind is behaving very strangely. It is changing in force from 8 knots to 20 knots, and also a little in direction, so Adrien’s speed is very irregular. Moreover, these variations force me to make a lot of adjustments. But you get used to it and we are making some headway!

See you tomorrow.

JL VDH

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