All Blue Water Rally yachts are now at sea. Jackamy and Mercury Rising  finally departed this morning after being delayed by refrigeration problems and late crew arrivals. Chsalonina and Bali Blue are just ahead of them having cleared South of Fuerteventura and the Canaries yesterday.

The front runners are now enjoying good winds of up to 20kts and the excellent sailing conditions are set to continue for the foreseeable future.  Now don't get me wrong this is a cruising rally, not a race, but Amber Sea seem to be storming ahead. They are currently 150 miles ahead of anyone else!

Bionic (Amel supermaramu) is also doing very well despite having received their wind somewhat later than those yachts keeping more Westerly. Blue Magic is now managing speeds of over 9kts so we can start to see some impressive 24hour runs. Only 2500 miles to go!