AO 12 Girls Fishing Day
Moxie - Beck Family Adventure
Mike, Denise, Asia and Aranya Beck
Fri 29 Nov 2013 04:07
> 11 am gmt, but want weather update so posting pos early.
> 16.04.21n 034.36.98w, 29 nov 2013
> Sw4kts, sog 1.6, baro 1012, calm &wet, vmg is 0.2kts so now we can estimate eta in number of years to go.
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> We just realised last night that we are still operating on gmt, oops i guess the clocks should be forward a couple of hours.
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> Not a bad day weather wise yesterday I suppose, sailing about 60 degs to windward 5 knots most of yesterday, & overnight. Pretty much accepted that there is no avoiding the headwinds coming our way for the next few days, we will suck that and see. A couple of french boats near by speaking by radio, one in sight which Brian contacted and had a brief chat with in French.
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> This morning westerlies 4 - 24 knots, very heavy rain all night and continues. Still hearing radio chatter of the french yachts, fluer de mere and oh la la.
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> Yesterday Jenny landed a small tuna followed shortly after by a BBQ sized Dorado, Denise later hauled in a Spanish mackerel which we have decided is the same guy Brian filmed swimming under the boat the other day. Jenny had fish filet lessons, she prepared all the fish of the day and also a bread making session with Denise. Whole Dorado on the BBQ for lunch with fresh bread and coleslaw. Last night we had tapas style dinner with leftovers (mostly fish), paired with more fish. Quote of the trip so far Asia 'do I have to eat the fish?', she was eating seafood chowder and thought the fish was there to release flavour and after that why would she eat it? So a four fish day yesterday.
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> Asia's Blog Bit.
> Yesterday I also caught a Dorado and I made a squid lure which I am hoping I will catch a big fish, we are trying it now. I think it will work because it has lots of bright colours on it.
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> WOCE-SVP Drifting Buoy graffiti day yesterday ready for deployment now adorned with various pictures and text. We have instructions to deploy at 35 degs west, google 'Global Drifter Program' or go to the Odyssey site for more details. Basically a beach ball sized buoy with a large drouge and some electronic sensors and transmission stuff inside. The buoy number is 118407. Probably won't make 35 west today now though.
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