2002 VOC Duyfken Voyagie: Monthly Captain's Log

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Captain's Log February 2002
28/02/2002	Day 300	Position; 38-29 N 031-55 W
*The weather is not working for us.*
27/02/2002	Day 299	Position; 38-29 N 031-55 W
*Indirectly we are closing the gap to Horta.*
26/02/2002	Day 298	Position; 38-57 N 032-29 W
*Almost but not quite.*
25/02/2002	Day 297	Position; 38-59 N 033-36 W
*Oh oh.*
24/02/2002	Day 296	Position; 39-08 N 036-18 W
*The weather we need, lets hope that there is more.*
23/02/2002	Day 295	Position; 38-50 N 038-02 W
*We make a decisive turn to the right.*
22/02/2002	Day 294	Position; 35-37 N 039-32 W
*Some news of the outside world.*
21/02/2002	Day 293	Position; 35-37 N 039-32 W
*It is very hard to predict the weather.*
20/02/2002	Day 292	Position; 33-54 N 040-34 W
*Missed the Stad Amsterdam.*
19/02/2002	Day 291	Position; 31-41 N 041-27 W
*We go north again with a bit of east.*
18/02/2002	Day 290	Position; 31-41 N 041-27 W
*A painted ship on a painted ocean.*
17/02/2002	Day 289	Position; 31-20 N 042-12 W
*Arrival anniversary.*
16/02/2002	Day 288	Position; 30-20 N 044-03 W
*This is more like it.*
15/02/2002	Day 287	Position; 29-31 N 045-00 W
*Rain with little wind.*
14/02/2002	Day 286	Position; 28-36 N 046-23 W
*Now we go even faster to Horta.*
13/02/2002	Day 285	Position; 27-51 N 047-33 W
*Momentarily we are blessed by the weather gods.*
12/02/2002	Day 284	Position; 27-03 N 048-26 W
*We sail straight for the Azores.*
11/02/2002	Day 283	Position; 25-26 N 046-50 W
*Strong winds from where we wish to go.*
10/02/2002	Day 282	Position; 25-26 N 046-50 W
*Slow start fast finish.*
09/02/2002	Day 281	Position; 25-26 N 046-50 W
*Still making north.*
08/02/2002	Day 280	Position; 24-37 N 046-43 W
*Ho hum.*
07/02/2002	Day 279	Position; 23-45 N 046-15 W
*Very, very light airs.*
06/02/2002	Day 278	Position; 23-22 N 046-02 W
*Out of the tropics and into the Horse latitudes.*
05/02/2002	Day 277	Position; 22-18 N 046-04 W
*Still making good progress north.*
06/02/2002	Day 276	Position; 20-37 N 045-58 W
*We go due north!*
03/02/2002	Day 275	Position; 19-08 N 045-19 W
*A fine Sunday.*
02/02/2002	Day 274	Position; 17-36 N 044-35 W
*We begin to commence our curve northwards.*
01/02/2002	Day 273	Position; 16-08 N 043-25 W
*Sail ho!*