Monday, 19 September 2005
Noon Position : 37 54 N 074 10W
Course 210 degrees Speed 11 knots Days Run : 275 miles
Weather : Flat Calm, hardly any swell at all
Yesterday was a great day but not enough wind for sailing as we motored up Long Island Sound and passed around Montauk Point where we set course to the south headed for Cape Hatteras. We are favouring an inside track to avoid the Gulf Stream but even so the fishing has been good. Shortly after first light the lines went out and we caught our first tuna, a nice 34lb Big Eye followed not long after by two more of 16lbs each. Later in the morning we released a small dorado (dolphin fish) which was not worth keeping. Penny and Lena did a great job making a large spread of fresh sushi for lunch – it does not get any fresher!
We had a light North westerly breeze kick in during the early hours of the morning so we were able to motorsail for a while which gave us an extra knot but by mid morning this had gone and we are now surrounded by a glassy sea under clear skies. Very warm for this time of year. There is also a lot of Sargasso weed which makes it hard to keep the hooks clear and hampers our fishing, Oh Well…….
Everyone on board is happy and enjoying the great weather.
PW