Sunday, 31 August 2008
NOON POSITION: 33 09 N 077 21 W
COURSE: 240 Degrees
SPEED: 11.5 Knots
DAY’S RUN: 268 Miles – again!
WEATHER: Considerably warmer and now muggy. Sea Temp has increased from 76 degrees to 85.
WIND: Light SE’ly yesterday and now NE’ly 5 – 10 knot
NEWS:
Everything continues going well with light winds and flat seas which is what we like. As we closed in yesterday afternoon on the notorious Cape Hatteras we saw many dolphins and a few pilot whales heading south. The shipping traffic also increased and then by the time we rounded the Cape at 2130 there were some very dramatic lightning storms over the land, with brilliant forked bolts in all directions. Meantime on board we had clear skies and lots of bright stars.
By evening we had caught a few more Skipjack Tuna (released) but nothing more, which was a bit depressing. The lines went out at first light this morning and again more Skippies but finally caught a nice sized king mackerel which Penny has grilled for our lunch.
We are making good progress and should make it to the entrance by 0900 Monday.
All crew are in fine fettle and taking care of jobs on deck.
PW