Wednesday, 07 April 2010
Noon Position -16deg 53N 100deg 26W
Course – 293 Degrees / Speed – 11 Knots / Day’s Run – 230 Miles
Weather – Sunny again with slight seas
Wind – 5 kts from NW
Today’s News
We all enjoyed our Mahi Mahi for dinner last night. Soon after we ran into a current which slowed us down to 8-9 kts for a lot of the night. By sunrise we were clear of that and back to 10-11 kts. At 0800 we were passing Acapulco when one of the fishing lines went mad. 30 minutes later, with Tom and Will taking turns on the rod and a lot of reversing, we had an 8 foot Blue marlin alongside. It still had a little bit of fight left in it and Cam was looking at quite a wrestle to get the hook out when suddenly it spat the hook and saved us the hassle.
We are motoring along in very pleasant conditions but with little assistance from the wind.