spoke to the guys at 1800 UT, last night
during the day they had a big blow which tore a strip in the mainsail they did a repair which they hope will keep them going to to Eire.

I have pointed out to them the complex weather pattern and I am making the best predictions I can in the circumstances. Gwyn agrees that accurate predictions are hard in the present position.
to date we have been fairly successful in predicting the wind but this is really a hard one . for a look at the situation click on the link>
 http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/A_sfc_full_ocean.gif


George S.