November 29, 2007 1200 UTC.
POSITION: Nelson’s Dockyard Marina, Antigua
WEATHER: Clear Sunny
NEWS:
We arrived safely this morning in Antigua at 0815 local time and made our way to our berth at Nelson’s Dockyard Marina in English Harbour. The last hours of the trip were uneventful. The breeze filled in from the northeast allowing us to unfurl the genoa to steady the roll from the sea. This improved the motion of the boat, making the night very comfortable for everyone.
Yesterday afternoon we caught another 2 dolphin, and this morning had just enough time to catch one yellow fin tuna and one barracuda. The addition of these fish brought the total to 24 for the trip:
Skipjack tuna – 4 (3 thrown back)
Blue-fin tuna – 5
Yellow-fin tuna – 1
Albacore tuna – 1
Dolphin – 11 (2 thrown back)
Wahoo – 1
Barracuda – 1 (1 thrown back)
We completed the 3997mile trip in 349 hours and 20 minutes (underway time) for an average speed of 11.4 knots.
Thank you for reading about Timoneer’s crossing for this year and stay tuned for news from the Super Yacht Cup in two weeks.
Jim Duhamel