Is been a fairly eventful 24 hours aboard Diana.

Yesterday we got the spinaker up for the first time which gave us an extra couple of knots, but sadly at around 12 this afternoon a hole was discovered and it had to be taken down.  However we are still making good speed, around 8-10knots, and should reach St. Vincent in a couple of days.  

Late this afternoon we were joined by a huge pod of dolphins, many of which were swarming around the front of the boat, while others further off were jumping right out of the water.  It was a fantastic sight and they followed us for around half an hour.  

This evening was a bit of a treat as we had a huge meal of spagetti bolognese followed by a very tasty apple crumble mde by Duggie the skipper.  Overnight it has been reasonably quiet, however there was a brief attack of flying fish, with two landing on the deck and we have been enjoying surfing down the waves.  Overall morale is high, the weather has been beautiful and the sailing superb.

Giles

P.S. Happy birthday Chloe for a couple of days ago, from 300 miles off the coast of Africa!