from the Canaries

'Apologies for lack of updates to the blog but my messages failed to arrive (rubbish email system). Life on board is going well. We are all into the watch routine now. Still rubbish being woken up all the time during the night but am loving the daytime napping opportunities! Last few days have been pretty frustrating, as we hit a dead calm in the Canaries. 0 knots of boat speed is pretty depressing; + a bit of a change from crossing the Bay of Biscay which was choppy, windy + we managed to broach (tip the boat on its side)! Weather is hot now, the bruised legs are out for all to see...'