Day 5 Brazil to Lanzarote
Noon Position 002deg 53N 26deg 49 W
Course – 029 Degrees Speed – 10 Knots Day’s Run – 248 Miles
Weather – Overcast with passing rain squalls and 6-10′ (2-3m) swells on the nose
Wind – 6 knots from N
Today’s News
Yesterday, not only did we complete a third of the distance to Lanzarote, we also crossed the equator and are back in the Northern hemisphere after 5 months in the Southern. In following the tradition of sailors from years gone by, anyone who has not sailed across the equator before must be judged in front of Neptune’s court and punished accordingly before entering into the domain of those who have. This crossing it was only Matt, our delivery crew member, who knelt before Neptune (Me in disguise) to be dealt some harmless, amusing punishments by the rest of the crew before being presented his equator crossing certificate.
Through the night and this morning light winds on the nose and rain squalls have continued to be the norm. This morning Penny talked of getting fish out of the freezer for dinner. This is normally the best way to guarantee we catch a fish and sure enough we got a fish. This time it was a Wahoo, a fantastic eating fish with firm white flesh and also good for sushi. We are all looking forward to dinner tonight, even more so than usual.
Tuna is definitely off the menu for a few days as we just caught another fish, a 4 foot Wahoo and the freezers are now officially full until we eat some. So no more fishing.
JC