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Sephina of Beaumaris - Day 14 - Hot, Hot and more Hot



Day 14 - Hot, Hot and more Hot Well the past few days have been a little slow for all onboard. This is mainly due to the massive lack of wind. This does give lots of free time and that means lots of revision!! We have had the engine on permanently and this combined with the already scorching sun turns this boat into a Furness. I must report however that our plan of going to refuel in the Cape Verdes islands has really put us at a big advantage. We have had communications with other boats out here who are slowly dropping back due to fuel shortage. This is actually a real problem as most of them rely on the fuel to power their water makers. We know of some who have been becalmed and some that are doing less than half our ground distance per day now. But having said that, we are currently running with around 4-5 more days of fuel, and are around 9 days away from st.Lucia. We are hoping that the current weather forecast that shows the trade winds really picking up on Monday and Tuesday comes true. If it does, our plan would have been executed perfectly!!

On the brighter side though, we have had a cake cooked for us by our onboard chef, Steph. Brilliant marble icing on top. Mmmm. Had to be mentioned.

On the fishing side of things, I think I have definitely found the right lure for me. It seems to be fairly reliable however, my technique for reeling them in is not so good. So far I have had 5 fish take the bait. Out of those 5, I have managed to land 2. One of which being too small to feed all onboard so it was a quick removal of the hook with Steph begging me to be quick & don’t hurt it, then back in the sea it went to show off to all his fish friends how he had fought of a human and got the scars to prove it.

Apart from that the only other news is that Thornton (the cat) grows fonder of me every day. I think I have most likely made a friend for life. Or it may just be cupboard love, we shall see.

For now,  that’s all folks.

Friendly fisherman/first mate/assistant chef/cats pal/future son in law/Matt

P.S. With only 9 more days to go I think I will only have one more blog to go, keep your eyes peeled, its going to be great!!


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