Dec 12

Our position at 1200 UTC today was 19 47.6 N, 36 33.8 W; course 283 magnetic. We are 1319 miles out of Las Palmas with 1445 to go to Antigua. We will pass the half way point early this evening of 1381 miles. Made 164 miles in last 24 hours for 6.83 knot average. Weather is nice today. We have long NNW swells of about 2 meters and light northerly winds of perhaps 5 knots. Barometric pressure up to 1016. Ride is much more comfortable. During the night we had bright moonlight until it set, then fantastic stars and a really creamy milky way. We plan a turkey dinner tonight to celebrate Marvin's birthday and as our halfway party. Marvin is our friend, cruising mate and volunteer crew for theAtlantic crossing. We have enjoyed having him. And it is special to have abirthday at sea! We will probably start fishing again tomorrow. Every day we check in on two crossing nets to share info about boat location, weather, etc. We are further north than most sailboats because they expect more wind 4 or 5 degrees south of us. One other motor boat is the Aussie 46 Nordhaven, Suprr. They are a few hundred miles northwest of us. We also talk to them twice a day.

Teka III crew