Day 8 : 19:30N 34:06W
Elixir - Ovni
Richard Merrick
Mon 30 Nov 2009 10:34
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Well, who said the crew of Elixr were amateurs? Not
only have we smashed the daily mileage record and our ambitious target of 160
nautical miles with 162 nm, but we caught a 80lb Marlin to boot.
Following a hard Sunday mornings sailing we sat
down for a well deserved lunch and Mr Buton kindly provided helm cover while the
rest of us grubbed away then, one of us noticed that the fishing line was really
very tight. So tight that one man couldn't pull it in and it took two
men fighting to reel in hard. As the line got closer to the boat it
was like a scene from Jaws and it was clear we had caught a fish that we may not
be suitably prepared for, with a huge fin agressively ploughing through the
surface we were all a bit nervous, it then broke the surface of the water
lunging with it's huge sword like nose at Rich who had the job of bringing it on
board. FANTASTIC. The whole episode went on for a couple of very long and
exciting minutes but eventually the beast slipped the line and swam away.
Needless to say we are now on the hunt for another.
It was Rich's birthday yesterday and if he had been
stabbed by a huge fish it wouldn't have been fair. So we quickly got back to
work on the Spinaker and managed our daily target. Which I gues now means that
the record to beat is 162 nm. Will keep you all up to date.
Birthday celebrations were as elaborate as they
get with some very good steaks and a nice glass or two of red by lantern
light in the evening and some great banter to round up an excellent weekends
sailing. We shall report tomorrow on our milleage, wish us well.
Oh, Elixir continues to look after us
excellently.
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