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3.7

The wind, it seems, has a mind of its own. Yesterday, it decided to veer a little further east and weaken considerably, making it practically useless for our purposes. Not wanting to dawdle any longer than necessary, we've made a strategic course correction. We've fired up the engine and are now heading at 260 degrees – 10 degrees south of our original path, but still aiming slightly north of Trinidad. Our hope is to catch some northerly winds as we progress. If not, well, there's no harm done. However, the weather forecasts aren't exactly optimistic on that front. The good news is that even with the weak apparent wind hovering around 7 knots, it's still giving us a gentle push. We're maintaining a steady 6 knots at 1800 RPM, and fuel consumption is very economical at around 3.7 liters per hour. So, even though the sails aren't doing much billowing at the moment, we're still making good progress. Our range with this engine efficiency is huge – around...