Dec 10

Our position at 1200 UTC today was 20 20.5 N, 031 15.1 W; course 282 magnetic. We are 1013 miles out of Las Palmas with 1746 to Antigua. Made 165 miles inlast 24 hours for 6.875 knot average. We changed course last night at 2100 UTC to proceed directly via great circle route to Antigua. Position of change was20 22.6 N, 29 25.3 W. Today we have wind from the SW at 15-18 knots with a 1.5 meter choppy sea on thebeam. It is slowing us down a bit--looks like we are making about 6.5 knots. Skies partly cloudy with a few showers. Expect the cold front to pass sometimetoday or tomorrow. Lots of flying fish, but we are not fishing because we have as much as we can eat for awhile.

Teka III crew