I have just had my first call from Martin and it was great to hear his voice. They have had the most challenging day so far - 40mph gale force winds for over an hour this morning! Pieter had them change to the smallest storm sail and they successfully navigated through the weather. They had been in touch with a passing ship who advised them of a weather system heading south from Greenland toward the Azores, and encouraged them to bide their time until the system passed. As we spoke, they were looking forward to their first fog-free night. They have eaten most of their "fresh food" and are now into the cans of non perishables. They are safe and well - skirting the storm may have put them a day or so behind schedule but we are relieved that they made the right decision (after all, they were ahead of schedule to date!)
Check out the new link on the right hand side of this page to follow Mokum's progress to date (yes, it is in Dutch, but the map itself is universal!). Thanks to Yolanda for putting this together. We hope you don't mind us posting the link directly to the blog for all to enjoy!
Mary Shelley
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