Day three has been a pleasant and mostly easy 24 hours.
We have been on the same course with the A5 up the whole time, with an almost consistent breeze to make things even easier! The crew's first taste of what the trade winds should be like, although we have been sailing at a fairly high angle and the sea has been almost flat.
We haven't seen all that many other boats over the past day but we did cross paths with our friends on Oarsome Dream so it was nice to have a talk on the radio with them.
The night was mostly clear and starry apart from a small "baby squall" that brought increased winds and a touch of rain as well as obscuring the stars making keeping a course a lot harder. Nothing the Jua Kali crew couldn't handle though and it soon passed with the rest of the night being uneventful (i.e. Peaceful for the skipper!).
The morning has brought more of the same conditions and we are making great progress!
In an unfortunate fish incident however, another lure (along with quite a lot of line) was lost this morning. We can only assume that some kind of leviathan rose from the depths to take it off the reel so quickly, or at least a particularly large Tuna. This means the count so far is 1 fish caught to 3 lures lost, it seems the creatures of the sea are winning so far...
Quote from the crew: "It feels like we are getting used to the routine of the boat, and are making good progress!"
Until next time, this has been Alex Fisher with the Jua Kali Report.
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