he Action plan of #savethecheese that went on at the beginning of the trip is now complete fail so it's now #thecheeseisdead.

Well it has been quite the eventful 24 hours I must say.  Yesterday just before sunset I happened to go on deck to re-trim the boat when I noticed a sail off my stern quarter.  I squinted at it and realised that it was a wooden dow sailing boat like what a lot of island communities use. 

Onboard life has developed into a bit of a routine. At the moment I seem to not be getting to bed until around 1 or 2 am so I tend to nap until 9 or 10 in the morning. After that is becomes too hot to get any more sleep so I get up, send my position report to my amazing shore crew who keep tabs on me for my well-being.

Last night was another ripper of a sunset with the sky lit up with pinks and oranges. I was sailing in a NW breeze of 7 knots so I was able to move well and maintain a speed above 5 knots. I was also able to almost make a direct course for most of the night.

Also last night I had some more visitors. I went on deck at about 10 pm as the new winds were filling in and I needed to re-trim the sails. As I climbed out the hatch I got quite the shock as I came face to face with a large seabird that was just perched on the rail of what is now becoming the feathered inn of the high seas. Further down I could see another bird resting as well. It was a very cool seabird with a lovely deep brown colour with a white breast, yellow webbed feet and a yellow face and beak.

Well I can honestly say that I am now starting to get really frustrated with all these light winds.  It wasn’t too bad before because at least it was from a stable direction and even though the boat was traveling slowly the B and G Auto Pilot was still able to keep up.  Now however it is a different beast all together. 

Last night ended up being a very long night with almost no sleep.  There weren't any hazards around like shipping or land but the winds just didn’t want to play nice.  I have so far been sailing with the code zero sail up on the foredeck which is great for the lighter winds as it is such a large sail however you cant sail close hauled with this sail as it has too deep a cut to it to catch the winds correctly. 

Well its been another slow 24 hours however last night for a few short hours I was able to make some decent ground with a nice 15 knot breeze blowing from the NE to ENE.  I still have the Code Zero sail up,  this is my largest light air sail and I really feel that it has been making a difference even in the really light winds and last night with 15 knots true wind and 11 knots apparent winds I was able to actually sail at 7-9 knots of boat speed. 

Well, I am sad to report that I have managed to travel 50nm in the last 24 hours... This is not really that fast but likely faster than what the next 24 hours has in store... Last night the winds were holding at 10 knots from the ENE and I was able to coast along at 4-5 knots.