Day 3

What a glorious sunrise this morning as we cruise parallel to the coast of Puerto Rico. We set into our night sail with a poled-out jib and preventer on the main as yet another idyllic night sky welcomed us. The conditions held until just a few hours before dawn, as Chris noted an increase in wind and a darkening sky to windward. In good time, we dropped into the second reef and balanced the jib to ride out the first squall of the passage. All went without drama, and we have continued to make good speed with a reduced sail area since. The teams are well into the swing of things now as we welcome a new month, and I'm on the lookout for any naughty crew attempting an April fool.