Bird came by, looking sad and pissed off like any of us in the doldrums, perched on the bowsprit it has not muttered a word all day, probably flew thousands of miles and only just realised it's not

Tense day waiting for the wind shift which did not quite come when and as expected, got trapped in some light airs early this morning which costs us a fortune in terms of distance to Cessna

Today we waited for a chap nicknamed Godot, who was going to score us some Es, the easterlies winds.

When the wind goes light i'm not allowed anywhere near the helm, Paul says Clubby with a blindfold

Land Ahoy!

All well on board Financial Crisis, we enjoyed the fast sailing conditions of last night although I felt we didn't make the most of it at all times.