After an initial postponement to the start we got away at 1210hrs we had a clean start with plenty of clear air. We had the full main up and the No 2 headsail which has been the same for the last 24 hrs now. We initially headed south to a turning mark off of Castries where we then took a heading of around 260 degrees and goose winged the sails. We were making good speed around 8 knots and were in the company of a few other boats including Akoya, Gray Lady and slightly further ahead Kealoha 8. We remained on this course and after some sun downers (Gin & Tonics for this particular evening) the watch system set in for the night with a change on deck every two hours. The wind slowly increased in the night and shifted gradually more northerly so by the time the sun rose we were on a heading of around 240. During this time we were making some good progress averaging around 9-10 knots and a top speed of 13.4 knots which was recorded by Scott of course!!! Unfortunately at the moment Sue is still feeling a little unwell although she has not been sick she is very queasy! All on board hope she will feel better in the next few days!
So after perfect sailing conditions through the night with a full moon and no clouds it was time to gybe we did this at 0900 and set a course of 270 direct to waypoint which unfortunately is still another 430 miles away and will take around 50 hours to get there where we will then adjust course for the entrance to the canal another 500 miles on.
The best news of the day came when Annie and Scott were on deck when we were welcomed by the noise of the fishing line belting out! As Scott reeled it in the others furled the headsail after a brief tussle the fish had given up and we were trying to gain sight of our bounty. Initially we thought it was a barracuda which is not 100% safe to eat however once we had it on deck we saw it was a Wahoo PERFECT!!!!!!! We reckon it is around 25 lbs and is enough for at least 3 meals each plenty of photos to send to competitive fishing friend Skippy who gifted us the lure! Unfortunately this has now put a stop to the fishing as we would have no where else to put any fish! So after stewie had filleted it on deck we had a quick beer to celebrate before settling back into things.
Oh forgot to mention in the middle of the night ian was woken with a rogue flying fish to the face after working out what it was he soon returned it to the sea.
And finally the Honda generator which Ian loves so much is as reliable as always we are apparently getting rid of it in Panama so if any boat out there fancies one give us a shout!
Hope to hear from some people soon!
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