Thursday, 20 May 2004
Noon Position : 29 29 N – 079 38W
Course 005 degrees Speed 14 knots Since Departure: 224 miles
Weather : Flat calm but not too hot – Nice!
News : We left Fort Lauderdale at 19.20 hrs last night into a light to moderate easterly breeze. We headed out offshore to hitch a lift on the gulf stream and sure enough we were soon doing 15 to 16 knots over the ground. We lost this for a while north of the Bahamas this morning but altered course to the west and have now picked it up again, although not as strong. The wind has died away so we are able to get some maintenance and cleaning done on deck in preparation for the party next week. We have seen a number of pilot whales today all heading south.
The lines are out but as yet nothing seems interested in our pretty little plastics squids. We tried fishing during the night using a big squid with a light stick hoping to catch a sword fish but again no success. We are not too worried as we still have masses of fish in the freezer from before we arrived in Florida.
We hope to be up in Boston on Monday morning but have not heard any weather forecasts for up north so anything is possible. All is well on board.
PW