The last few days were relatively low on wind. There is the occasional squall passing by, bringing us some more wind. But all in all the wind was low to very low and the progress was respectively slow.

The boats ahead seem to have stronger winds and thus the distance to the next boat ahead has grown from 20 nautical miles to more than 150 nautical miles. But also the boas behind us seem to have more breeze, managed to avoid our wind hole and have gained massively. Seattle has even overtaken us and is now some 100 nautical miles closer to the finish than us. And the next boats are lingering behind.

Overall, this is again a very uncomfortable situation as we spend most of the day with less than 10 knots of wind and correspondingly 3 to 7 knots of boat speed. It is frustrating to see the field passing by as we sit and wait for the forecasted winds to fill in. Those are supposed to be pretty strong again and will hopefully allow for a fast progress towards the Luzon Straight. We are certainly ready for some stronger winds. Not only myself but also most of the others are tired of the waiting game. Once we get to the northern tip of the Philippines it should be another two days before getting into Subic Bay.