Sunday 23rd May 2004
We arrived safe and sound in Boston shortly after 1pm today after a long night at sea in thick fog and numerous fishing boats. At one stage when we crossed the continental shelf we must have had about forty echoes on the radar and about 100 yards visibility. At times we were 90 degrees off course taking evading action and at other times we were stopped dead in the water waiting for the invisible danger to pass.
Yesterday afternoon we caught one small tuna and then later on had a big strike and landed a very nice 35lb blue fin tuna. Apparently it is early in the season for these fish which can get as big a 500lbs or more around here. The best tuna there is and exquisite eating. Also saw a lot of dolphins so guess they were feeding on the tuna as well.
In the fog we had very little wind and ended today in a flat glassy calm. We did 286 miles since noon yesterday due partly to the fog. The average speed for the trip from Fort Lauderdale was an amazing 13.4 knots.
This will be the last report for a while.
Regards = PW