Noon: Wednesday March 31st
Lat: 11 34 N
Long: 74 34 W
Days Run: 353′ since departure Curacao
Wind: Easterly at 18 knots
Weather: Overcast but warm.
We started at 0630 to take in the two anchors that we had down and cleared the narrow channel into Spanish Water, Curacao, at 0715. Nice sunny day but little wind and flat seas and we were soon making good headway on course to Panama. Within the first hour we hooked two good dorado (mahi Mahi) but lost one and landed the other weighing in at 26lbs. We passed a few miles off Aruba with its big refineries belching out flames and smoke and then hooked two big eye tuna, again losing one of them as he came over the rail. However we had enough for some very good sushi last night.
Today dawned dull and overcast with grey leaden seas but still not enough wind to turn the engine off so continued motorsailing with the wind dead aft.
We now have 335 miles to go to Cristobal at the mouth of the Panama Canal and should arrive late on Thursday afternoon. All is well on board