785 Nm left to Barbados - 26 December?

On Wednesday evening, I've got a new message from Bent on the exclusive Iridium satellite telephone brought by Jonas with the following message:

"Our position is now 14.04N, 43.20W heading West and we got approximately 8 days left. We're having a great time - the sun is shining and the waves are 4 to 5 meters. The ocean temperature is 32 degree and the boat speed between 6.5 and 7 knots. We're having a Norwegian catamaran behind us handled by a lady named Hilde."

Either I heard wrong or the thermometer is wrong, because the meteogram (which you may study when clicking a bigger picture) are telling usually around 26 degree Celsius:

Current position (Thursday 16/12-10 evening) at the big red dot

I've both been googling and also asked my Norwegian sailing friend Ole-Petter (sailing a Dragonfly 920 Extreme himself) if he knew this lady with the catamaran? I haven't figured out anything yet - so if anyone knows  - please let us know in the comments field below!

I've noticed that the average speed since the last actual position which I've got 6 days and 5 hours ago, have been 3,72 knots.  If we assume this speed for the rest of the journey, we should expect 11 and not 8 days, and arrival somewhere around 26. December at Barbados.  Start your own guessing folks! :-)

Anyway, they have "only" something around 785 Nm left after finishing more than 1200 Nm.