Day 7 1300  Sunday 29^th November

It’s exactly a week since we crossed the start line. That’s 7 whole days.

Progress is good and we’ve passed the 1,000 mile mark. The days are getting hotter and the nights are balmy. The routines on board have settled down and nobody is sea-sick any more. Some of the crew have even had two showers. The female contingent that is – there is still a difference between the sexes.

Enter Tyara with a large fishing rod, gaff and landing net and an intense desire to catch a bigger fish than Benji. The squid lure went in the water. It was green. So was Benji for a few minutes when Tyara started reeling in another decent sized mahi-mahi. It was going to be close. Who was going to triumph?

Skipper was called to adjudicate. Out came the tape measure. Benji’s had measured 34 inches. The crew stopped breathing – a bit like the fish. The result was announced – 31 inches for Tyara. Benji had a smug look.

But size isn’t everything. Tyara’s fish tasted much better !