November 13, 2007 1200 UTC.
POSITION: 37 12.6N 000 59.1 W
DISTANCE TRAVELLED: 226 (18.5 Hours)
WIND: 6kt 020T
WEATHER: Clear cool, sea calm
NEWS:
Timoneer slipped lines at her berth in Palma at 1725 local time to begin her trip back to Antigua. We plan to make a stop in Gibraltar for fuel and then continue on directly to Antigua. The weather forecast is for light winds from Palma to Gibraltar, will very little sea.
The fishing has been good, starting this morning with a small skip jack which was returned much to the disgust of a few crew members. The skip jack was soon followed by a double hit of two 15 pound bluefin. The double strike was followed by another three single hit bluefin for a total of 5 bluefin tuna all about the same size. We would have liked to have caught more but the freezer is full and we have a scheduled fuel stop to make tomorrow morning.
We are on schedule to arrive Gibraltar at 0900 local time to fuel up. We will spend the night in Gibraltar and depart for the Caribbean Thursday morning.
Jim Duhamel