Greetings from yacht Ensemble!
Today was another good sailing day - wind in the range of 15-20 knots from the South East, 1m waves, punctuated by the occasional squall - and nearly 200nm distance travelled. We are now at the longitude where the trade winds should start - and will start making a more easterly course towards the rhum line (although great circle may be best).
The food today was good as usual - with Magali making a risotto for lunch and BBQ steak for dinner washed down with some Australian red wine.
The fishing was a disappointment - with two Tuna hooked but getting off the line - one after 25 minutes of fighting. I suspect the problem is boat speed - as we are travelling at 8-9 knots...(nice problem to have)! To make up for our loss - and in keeping with the new World ARC rules - Joel added one to the score by eating a flying fish - sushi style (7March2012 004 )...
The boat is holding up well - but we have had a few annoying things stop working. The AIS transmit has stopped working (this makes us more visible to boats) - and the air conditing has also stopped working. A few more things for this list to get repaired in Tahiti!
Cheers
Dave & Magali