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Arcarius of Plymouth - ARCARIUS. Fwd: Blog 3 Bermuda to Azores




Fish Day Friday

 Skipper and crew awake to find Scarepirate deeply lost in the smugglers antics of Jamaica Inn. First mate ruins the moment, by blocking out the suns rays with the sails and the Skipper wearing his little French number, a trendy T Shirt, lit a cigarette to help him solve the daily conundrum north or south? Problem solved by the morning visit from the dolphins who lead the way from the bow. Straight on, East.

Late afternoon siesta was rudely interrupted by the sound of the screeching reel. At last, for the first time this trip, First Mate was in action. Rod in hand, reel locked, rod bent! Skipper had to run to his aid, this was a whopper! First mate started to reel it in but it was so heavy skip had to assist and lift the rod to allow some slack line for reeling. Despite the attention of the on board paparazzi, the mighty fish with Herculean effort was landed one hour later. A fine specimen, the vivid, Chinese blue colour denoted the species to be a Blue Fin Tuna, 38 inches long and built for speed means tuna is on the menu for every meal for the rest of the trip! The biggest catch in Arcarius fishing history.

A lesson learned however, take down the chute before landing the fish!!!! Minutes later Skip was out of his Captain Birds Eye head and into his Bosuns chair and with the agility of a Ververt monkey was swinging from the top of the mast, mid-Atlantic, singing the Arcarius theme tune "I've had an absolute Sheila of a day" whilst unfurling the chute that had wrapped around the forestay.

The tuna marathon begins..........




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