Yet another one got away.
The Diary of Sonsy Lass
Alex & June Laidlaw
Fri 22 Nov 2013 18:49
16:39.7N 031:06.3W We are settling down into a routine now. Watches at
night are one hour on and six hours off, great. However nights are hot and humid
and with the motion of the boat, some are getting little sleep. We saw a
brilliant display of stars last night, before the near full moon appeared. Very
strange to see Polaris star so low in the northern sky. Today, we had our
morning exercise with the large cruising chute foresail. It got wrapped up and
needed all hands to haul it on board and untangle it. Colin has been fishing
again today and had a decent sized fish on (for a while). A boat speed of 7
knots makes landing any fish difficult. Winds are lighter today, averaging about
12 knots. We have the genoa poled out to starboard and the cruising chute flying
to port. An impressive sight. Had large helping of chilli beef and rice last
night. Very nice. Spare rations (me) remains intact for the
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