Distance to run: 84nm

2 hour watches all night. Clear starry sky, moon rise at 0030. 84nm to go at noon (1000 UTC). Sunrise at 0600 UTC (St Helena time).

Probably start slowing boat to 3 knots at midnight to arrive James Bay at dawn. i.e. can trawl trolling lines today (not worried about drag, which isn’t much anyway I guess) so started fishing again.

Whales pay us a visit.

Kite only collapsed twice, was able to roll over and tighten the sheet from my cockpit bunk.

2 hour watches, most enjoyable. Knotted stomach, doubts and anxiety of first few days gone. Replaced by desire to keep doing this.

Sailed all day under kite then dropped kite at 2200 – girls assisting with controlling the sheets and braces, unfurled the jib and controlled speed all night, rolling jib in and out according to wind strength. 10 -15kts to keep speed at 3 to 4 kts, just enough so we didn’t have to hand steer :-). Sighted St Helena at dusk as darker outline back-dropped by grey smudge of cloud on horizon.