Yacht Ahoy!
Kahia
Paul and Catherine Davis
Fri 11 May 2012 23:07
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08:17S 121:37W
Another good 24 hr run covering approximately 170 nm,
all down wind. Apart from a few adjustments to the Hydro vane self
steering and reefing down (reducing sail area) at night (just incase
it blows up ) we feel like we are creaming along. Had a go at fishing with our
flying fish as bait, but no luck so far, it could be that we are just too
fast, the last two caught were when our boat speed was between 4-6 knots, not
7-9 sometimes 10 knots as it has been for the past few days. Anyway, maybe we can`t have it all; we do have plenty of
food onboard and this fast sailing is thrilling.
Around day break we saw a mast on our Starboard
Quarter about a mile behind us and gaining on us, what excitement, the first
yacht to be seen on this passage. So, out came all the reefs a bit of trimming
of sails here and there, which added another one or two
knots to our speed. Complete waste of time. When she came up alongside
about half a mile away, she turns out to be Zephino, a 100 ft long
super-yacht on her way to Nuku Hiva, Northern Marquesas (a confirmation that we
are going the right way!). Catherine had a pleasant chat with the Owner in
German on the VHF radio. He had five crew on board and all I
understood was the word "wunderbar" which was very encouraging. They had covered the same distance from the Galapagos 5 days less
than us. Anyway, after saying Bon voyage, she unfurled her massive
cruising chute and was out of sight in less than an hour.
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