Position 14:36.12N 48:20.43W
PASSEPARTOUT
Christopher & Nirit Slaney
Sun 2 Jan 2011 19:13
The wind died!
Just as we were doing so well we ran into a dead patch.
Absolute calm. It happened at midday on Sunday Jan 2. We struggled to keep
ourselves moving for a couple of hours but then decided to start the
engine.
"I can't believe you did that," was Nirit's
comment. My excuse was that if we aren't under way, we fry. The day is extremely
hot and humid now the breeze has stopped. I've decided to use the engine for
twelve hours and see what develops. In the latest weather map there looks like
breeze at our location around midnight.
In the meantime Shmulik hooked the biggest Mahi-mahi of
the voyage. We don't have scales to weigh it but as you can see from this photo,
it's a whopper. As a bonus, we found two undigested sardines in its
belly.
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