Blog 21. At sea, 05.30.35S 98.19.26W
Alcedo
David Batten
Sun 6 Mar 2016 13:05
Yesterday was another day of engine off, engine on, with some good sailing when the wind obliged. Just after lunch and much to our surprise, not only was there a fish on the line but, with engine off, we were going slowly enough for the male members of crew to get it on board safely. Huge excitement, it was a very nice Dorado and the perfect size for two suppers. We celebrated achieving 2500 miles to go and the magic latitude of 05.00S with Caiperinas all round for the social half hour at 6.30 and then enjoyed a very good fish supper cooked by the Ship's Boy.
We have now been sailing for over 6 hours, with the wind from S to SSE to SE and boat speeds of 7 to 10 knots, so we may really be in the trade winds at last, but we shall see. The nearest boat to us is Two Fish, some 33 nm away and the boats are all quite well spread out now, so we can only hear Two Fish, Mearra Nieida, Blue Summit, Into The Blue, Aliena, Wishanger and Paradise Found on the SSB. It's a very big ocean with nothing but sea and sky and the odd Boobie, yes it was definitely a Red Footed Boobie and Tropic Bird for company.
Alcedo
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