There is little wind and the temperature is searing hot in the Doldrums. After a shift to the south east early in the morning all were optimistic that it was the beginning of the end for the doldrums. However, the torture continues as several hours later the crews again doing all they can do to avoid parking up. The boats to the west are slowly gaining though. Things have been going well on E4 for the past day or so. They are in relatively good sailing conditions compared to competitors and are slowly earning back the ground that had sacrificed for a more westerly route several days ago. Meanwhile, there was a sudden huge wind increase and shift for Ericsson 3, that was quickly sailing 90 degrees off course at five times the speed with way too much sail area. Good action for a change compared to the dull last couple of days. But that marked the end of breeze really, so it has been a painful night.
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