From Peter Kissner’s morning briefing: we are currently completely under sail but are only doing 5.5 knots roughly south-westerly and will shift to engine later today to ensure our intersection with the path of the eclipse. We have done 511 nms since Las Palmas, 1894 remaining. Depth is 4880 m. 319 miles from Mauritania (African coast) off Cape Bojodor. Directly north of Cape Verde Islands which are 430 nautical miles south.
In the morning the crew had an emergency drill with full fire gear and stationing at evacuation stations. That afternoon the passengers, including John, were allowed to climb the rigging to the crows nest.
On the Go with John and Jessie 