1st December'07 From Aqualuna.
Around the world with the Aqualunies
Jonathan & Gabrielle Lyne
Sat 1 Dec 2007 12:48
Sat innocently at the computer on the nav' desk yesterday afternoon and was hit on the shoulder by a fish. I was very quick to blame Jonathan only to be told that a large shoal of flying fish circled the yacht and one flew right across the cockpit and went below decks hitting me, it was quite large for a flying fish.
Last night lying in my bunk it felt like being on a very expensive, enclosed surfboard, we were flying and made 54miles in 6 hours! A very different story this moring, we are going frustratingly slowly, decided to jibe the twin poled solent and genny but still only going at about 6-7 knots still very determined not to put the engine on yet.
The 'boys' had sausages last night with mash and baged beans, vey special Darts Farm Honey and pork, they were given a choice between fish and sausages. I'm afraid itsfish again tonight the fridge is packed with it so will griddle it and make some advocado and mango salsa to go with it.
Nine flying fish on the deck this morning, Jonathan is using some of them as bate. A rather grey, muggy morning with the occasional rain squall.
Midday and Jonathan has just announce we have done 193 miles in 24 hours just short of an 8 knot average. Cross tacked with Combat a yacht in the racing division during the night. And just a few secounds ago we crossed the line into the tropics.
Love from all on Aqualuna.