Keoma - 24 November
Dearloves
Thu 24 Nov 2005 20:53
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Last night, following the email from the ARC
organisers that one of the ARC yachts had had a suspicious approach
from an unlit boat, we decided to tag along with a group of boats which became
known, over the VHF, as "the Norwegian Convoy". Sailing conditions
were superb - we were on a beam reach for most of the night, with speeds between
7 and 8.5 knots and flat water. The stars were bright and the
phosphorescence made the water starry as we passed through - it was just
magic.
This morning we had similar conditions, although
slightly less wind, but this afternoon the wind has dropped to very little and
we are tweaking the big kite to get 3 knots of boatspeed.
Earlier today we caught another dolphin fish, which
is bigger than the previous one:
 This one had a mane like the previous one, but it
is not being held up for this picture. We understand that the males have
much more square heads, so think that perhaps today's catch is a male whereas
the other one we caught was female. Guess what is on the menu
tonight! Strangely we had two lines running out of the back of the boat,
with different lures, and both caught at the same time. The other one "got
away" unfortunately taking the tackle and most of the line with it.
We are getting lots of weather updates on the
subject of Tropical Storm Delta, which we are hoping will start to track North
shortly. ARC has issued advice as to the area to avoid, which we are
following.
Here is a brain teaser - do you recognise the
person below (clue - it is not Michael Bolton)
 Answers by email please - we are receiving emails
by satelite phone, and the email address starts with any of our first names,
then the usual "at" then dearloves dot net.
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