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Firefly - Firefly gone fishing?



On other boats they are boasting of catching 4 feet marlins, and mahi mahi. There has been talk on the radio net about the best coloured lure and whether it has a wiggly eye (whatever that means) We have been slow to take the plunge but feeling slightly inadequate on the hunter gather side,today have joined the club. Paul dusted off the fishing kit purchased with the boat and we cobbled together a line and during a gap in towed power generation (they take up the same area of water) we cast off. No successes yet and no plans for a sushi starter tonight but who knows....

We are 50 miles from a way point designed to keep us away from the adverse waves and weather off the Columbian coast. As we approach it the fleet is coming together again. Skyelark of London is just behind and Nexus just inside us. The Trade Winds are quite strong here at present with 20 to 25 knots average wind speed and the occasional gust into the early 30s. The sea is moderate with some larger sets of waves that set Firely into a sequence of rolls before she settles back down again. We are managing 7 to 8 knots with 2 reefs in the main and the jib goose winged (using the Jib Boom) with a turn or so on the furler to make the sail flatter. We have about a 1 knot favourable current, its warm and sunny and we are heading to San Blas.

Finally, dolphins have joined us again today; we know this is a repeating theme but they never cease to give us enjoyment as they dance in our bow wave, we just hope they don't like the colour of our lure! and are confident that they are far too intelligent.

Paul, Susie, Peter and Grateful (hoping for tuna scraps)

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