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We are all fine and making good progress, the last few days we have averaged around 130 miles despite having to jybe several times a day. Being a sailboat, we do not always go exactly the direction we want to go. The direction of the wind and waves affects what course we sail. It is slow and uncomfortable to sail directly down wind, which is the direction we currently need to go. This means that we sail to one side or the other of our desired course. This is longer but faster and less rolling for the boat.

We chafed through some lines to the monitor and had to swap in a replacement. We also broke our whisker pole. I was able to cut of the bent end and rebuild it, but now it a few feet shorter than it was. It is still usable, but we may need to reef the genoa when we pole it out.

We are now 28 days out and have about 1700 miles to go.