Speed: 5 kts 

Course:  070

Distance to Black Rock, Falmouth Harbour at 5pm BST:  185 miles

Distance to Dover Harbour (Western Entrance):  426 mies

Sailing

A great night where I left the boat to it under double reefed main and 2/3 of the genoa.  We went along at 4.5 / 5 knots, a little south of my 090 intended course but not enough to get me out of bed to fix it.  The wind started to increase from 6.30 and that did the trick as I set us up and we really flew until mid afternoon.  The wind has now died and I have all my sail up.  I'll go experiment with course and sail trim when done with this update.

Bit late writing as I have been shaking out reefs and dodging the French tuna fleet who have 3 boats and countless marker buoys showing on ais in the area. 

I'm now aiming for 49n / 6w which will put be on the Uk side of the TSS at Ushant and give me options on where to go next (Falmouth / Channel Islands / Cherbourg / Portland / Dover all come to mind depending on whats happening and just how bad the unpleasantness that is following me into the western approaches is going to get.  Right now, I'm assuming the worst and reckoning on Falmouth but we will see. 

General

I've been taking positive action to remove the "cheese mountain" issue.  Boiled eggs and dippy cheddar soldiers for breakfast, cheese and crackers with mustard at lunch and the lastt of the haloumi with spam (I think, its a tin of something that has survived from Amsterdam) and chopped tomatoes for tea.  Only the parmesan left - and that can take its chances in the open air.

It's been grey and overcast all day but in the last hour the sun has come out and I'm hoping it's here to stay. 

Texts

Tim – Your weather matches my grib - and the reality has been about the same, so far so good.  Hope the beach was worth the trip and all the preparation is in hand for Ireland.

Dave S - At least Alf caught something.  Not a sniff here and the rod is now broken down and put away.

Em (I think)  I guess you were the "Incompatible message format" but I got your follow up last night and see you have had a good day off today.

Jetty - Thanks, it's good to be nearly home and I can see what's coming. 

Cheers all

Jez