Message From nicole

So we continue to track our way slowly towardsTaiwan.The wind is a good strength but it is coming from where we want to go, meaning that we have to tack (zig zag) our way there. Progress towards the target is therefore slow. For this race we also have two locals from Qingdao joining our crew - one of whom luckily owns one of the best bars in Qingdao! It makes an interesting change, and they speak good English, so no need for me to use my shoddy chinese!