Unfortunately for various reasons, we are not going to leave for about another week. The skipper comes out to the boat early next week and then we will be heading off shortly afterwards. Even though its a pain, it has also given us a chance to sort out all the stuff that is on the boat a give it a clean.
At the moment, the Azores high is quite far north and, if it stays this way we will end up having to travel a lot further to get back to England. Therefore, our departure may depend on the forecasts of what is supposed to happen with that high pressure system. The aim will be to head north and go around the edge of this system, hopefully but unlikely, with the wind behind us as much as possible.
So far we have no definite leaving date but, are hoping to leave as soon as reasonably possible. For this delivery, we are going to have a lot of stuff on the boat which will slow us down a little but we are still hoping to make a fast crossing, possibly with a stopoff in the Azores to restock, depending on the route we end up taking.
Sam
