All are well aboard Minerva and spirits are high among the crew. Last night the wind died and as watch two came on deck at 9pm the visibility had deteriated to a point where a radar watch was neccesary.
Having seen only one other vessel other than Juno since The Azores expectation of an encounter was low but true to form, an hour into the watch we did spot another vessel and spoke with them on vhf radio where we agreed to make a course alteration to make sure we both had lots of sea room.
We spent the night under engine until the wind filled early this aftenoon. We’re now on a fine reach and expecting to pick up more wind and speed in the coming hours.
1st Mate Mark made another cake this morning and lunch today was pasta with chorizo which for the first time since we set off was a warm lunch. Tonight is watch 2′s turn to cook and we’re planning a beef stew.
All of the watches have now been named:
Watch 1 – The Purple Iguanas
Watch 2 – Trotters Independent Transatlantic Sailors
Watch 3 – The Rory Forties
Of course, some of the watches are being referred to by their acronyms 
