NOON, SATURDAY – 14thAPRIL 2007.
POSITION: 23 51N. 056 46W
DISTANCE TRAVELLED: 283 Miles in 24 hours
WIND: North West at about 12 knots
WEATHER: Sunny, Fine and clear. Much cooler now with the northerly wind.
NEWS:
We have now officially left the tropics and the temperature has dropped a bit which is very pleasant. We are getting close to the Sargasso Sea and seeing quite a bit of weed in the water but this is not good for our fishing lines. This morning we hooked onto a big clump of this yellow seaweed and the lines got tangled into each other, causing a big mess which took the best part of an hour to sort out.
Yesterday afternoon we caught another dorado just after lunch and then again this morning we lost one. As we get further to the east we expect to catch more tuna so we are stocking the freezer with this good eating fish, one of our favourites.
This passage to Gib is a total of 3,300 miles and theoretically we have a range of 3,500 so we are conserving fuel as much as we can using the sails to help. With only 12 knots of breeze it is not enough to shut the engine down but it sure helps with the fuel economy.
Everyone is well on board. Regards = PHil