Question: it is 12.35 a.m. and i have just started the gps to see how it has gone. i have covered(/travelled) 570 miles and there's 509 miles back to panama. still no wind, but i have just set sail and can manage to hold 1.2 miles/hour and my windpilot is (doing the) steering excellent(ly), i'm close-hauled(?) and my course 180 degrees.
Answer: --> It is 12.35 a.m. and I have just started the GPS to see how it has gone. I have covered(/travelled) 570 miles and there's 509 miles back to Panama. Still no wind, but I have just set sail and can manage to hold 1.2 miles/hour and my windpilot is (doing the) steering excellent(ly), I'm close-hauled(?) and my course 180 degrees.

Question: we will pick you up directly from the entrance door of your hotel in luxor in the morning; you will recognize our driver by a sign with your name in his hand.
Answer: --> We will pick you up directly from the entrance door of your hotel in Luxor in the morning; you will recognize our driver by a sign with your name in his hand.

Question: the rank, if you will, of "venerable" is an enormous accomplishment for the candidate's cause on earth.
Answer:
--> The rank, if you will, of "Venerable" is an enormous accomplishment for the candidate's cause on earth.