On Sunday, everybody left the marina to go to the start. It was really exciting because we knew that now we had to do this! There was loud music and lots of people waving us of with flags.

The Multihulls started first about 15 minutes before the monohulls, but some of the multihulls stayed at the back of the fleet.

There was very little wind and the waves were lumpy, so once we crossed the start line we started motoring (this is a rally, not a race!) and we motored for the first few hours until the wind increased enough to sail. Quite quickly the boats spread out so there weren't many close by.

Once we started sailing the wind picked up quite quickly until we were going pretty well. In the night, Daddy and Lauren poled out the genoa, and we have been sailing like that ever since, with the main reefed on one side and the genoa on the other. It helps catch as much wind as possible when the wind is coming from behind you.

It has been a good trip so far. A couple of people felt slightly ill after the start but now everyone is feeling better.

We have seen some cool wildlife already - a big pod of dolphins, whales breaching out of the water (we don't know what type) and Daddy saw some tuna - but we haven't managed to catch any yet.

The boat is a bit rolly because the waves are quite big and they come from the side a bit, nit straight over the back. The food has been really good so far. Mummy made Chicken Fajitas on Sunday and Pizza yesterday, we had hot dogs for lunch, and today we had ice cream for pudding!

We have been doing some science, taking water samples, doing tests and sending the results.

We have been sailing a bit faster than we expected, so we are hoping to arrive in the Cape Verdes on Friday.