Day 5 Uruguay to Brazil
Noon Position 19deg 30S 38deg 53 W
Course -029 Degrees Speed – 10 Knots Day’s Run – 236 Miles
Weather – Hot and sunny with slight seas
Wind – 5 knots from SE
Today’s News
The traffic and oil fields continued through the night keeping things interesting. Sunrise this morning brought a stunning day and blue water. A lot of our trip up from Patagonia has been in water less than 300′ (95m) deep. Last night we dropped off the edge of the continental shelf into deep water and they are still drilling for oil in 7000′ (2000m) of water. We have also hit the hot tropical current coming down the coast. So far we have only encountered 0.5 knots but at 80F (27C) we have certainly noticed a difference in temperature inside the yacht.
This morning we slowed down so as to arrive in Salvador in daylight. The reduced speed has proven to be great for fishing. Ten minutes after putting the lines out we hooked a big Mahi-mahi only to loose it near the boat. Two hours later Jordi managed to haul in a jumping, fighting 80 lb (35Kg) Mahi-mahi. We now have plenty of fish and should be able to make some friends in Salvador.
Our ETA is 0700 local time on the 30th.
JC