Jezebel strikes again
Anastasia
Phil May and Andrea Twigg
Wed 21 Mar 2012 03:48
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9:45.7S 137:03.1W 3000 miles covered, 120 miles to
go
Today I put out the fishing lines at dawn and
Jezebel hooked us a 5 kilo Dorado (Mahi Mahi). I was involved in the
morning radio call at the time so Andrea and Estella reeled it in (Bertie was
still asleep after his night watch). It all went seamlessly and, after
subduing with alcohol in the gills, Andrea dispatched it with a single
stab through the eye, which was a lot more efficient and less
gory than our past attempts have been.
There is a lot of wastage when you fillet a Dorado,
but there is enough for four meals. We wanted to catch some white fish for
some "proper" fish and chips, so tonight Bertie is making his beer batter once
more.
We have about 18 hours to go, depending on the
wind, so we should now arrive at around midday Marquesas time. As we get
closer to the finish the cluster of yachts converges and we get to see the
nearer ones on our instruments. This morning we were accompanied by
Serendipity and Wind Dancer. Serendipity have since advanced to about 12
miles ahead of us and disappeared off our radar. We have spent the
day between 2 and 3 miles ahead of Wind Dancer.
One of the fun competitions for each leg is to
predict how long it will take your boat to sail the leg. Our
guess was seventeen days and four hours, which would be 12:30
tomorrow, so we might come pretty close. One thing is certain, our guess
of how many fish will be caught by the fleet (170) is not going to win any
prizes, if our total of 3 is the average number per boat. (We
have "caught" 21 flying fish but those do not
count.)
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