May 24 log 13000UTC

Trip meter 6789nm

Distance to Horta 210nm

Distance in 24 hrs 72nm

Distance made good 64nm

Slow steady sailing since yesterday.  Got more wind in the early hours so sped up a little.  If I can go fast enough maybe I can miss the worst of the weather.  The problem is to get into the harbour in gale force SE wind.  I would be on a lee shore with no way out.  The alternative is to slow down and go through the worst wind in deep water, delaying arrival by at least 24 hours.  The seas close to the islands go crazy in strong winds because of undersea banks and tidal rips.  Going to push till tomorrow morning and then see what the weather is doing, the forecast changes every few hours.  Tomorrow is my last day with Starlink and I don't want to pay another 300 for a whole month when I only need it for a couple of days.  I can get the weather on my phone when I get close to the islands (about 20 miles?).  Still suffering with little sun for solar. Rainy again this morning with complete cloud coverage.