Saturday, 30 August 2008
NOON POSITION: 36 43N 074 13W
COURSE: 210 Degrees
SPEED: 11.3 Knots
DAY’S RUN: 268 Miles
WEATHER: Fine and clear with plenty of sunshine.
WIND: Westerly at 10 knots
NEWS:
Yesterday continued very calm and altho we had a few hits on the line they seemed to be very small and could not hold on. We were running down the edge of the continental shelf so were hoping for some blue fin tuna but to no avail. We did see quite a lot of life in the forms of sharks, sunfish, dolphins and of course other fishermen!
Now that we are in the Gulf Stream the temperature has climbed and it is quite warm on board, the sea temp is at 78 degrees.
The lines were out at very first light and just after 6am we caught three skipjack tuna in quick succession, all of which we released. Nothing since!
All is well on board and we are making good progress toward expected arrival on Monday morning. PW