Good progress

41:35.0N 23:28.4W Day’s run – 138 miles. We are currently going well with
genoa and a small amount of mainsail. The wind is about 25 knots from behind the
beam, but should drop later on as the weather system moves further away, and
reaches There’s been a big change in fishing technology. Wiz rummaged through the box of lures and felt it was all too tame for the fish he had in mind, so decided to construct his own – something with a wire trace, the largest available hook and some long strips of cloth. It would ideally have included the top of a tin can, so will need modification after the next tin of peaches is opened. Meanwhile Paddy serviced the fishing reel which was
locked solid. Half a dozen nuts and screws later and it was dismantled but no
better. Reassured that the reel was nearly thrown away in So a simple reel was then made from a spare piece of wood, the strongest line wound on, and the new killer lure deployed. Since then we have been going too fast for anything to catch us, and we’d certainly have trouble reeling a fish in. We’ve seen lots of dolphins – mostly playing around the boat as usual, but also a large pod apparently feeding as a team. Wiz has even seen a small whale quite close, but as we rushed on deck all that was left to see was some turbulent water. When Richard was aboard, he introduced some radical west coast ideas that challenged Charlie’s tried and tested method of breadmaking. All were fun, and some were successful. But today's loaf by the traditional method was declared a triumph – perhaps thanks to Waitrose flour and slightly cooler conditions in the engine room where the bread rises, suspended from the roof. |