03° 19.790' S
098° 58.020' W
We found the winds! During last night and tonight, we have had some absolutely wonderful sailing. All during the day, we had the gennaker flying and were managing just over 8 knots on average. There were many occasions when we saw that speed rise to well over nine knots: not bad for a boat whose hull speed is rated at 8.5.
It's currently after two in the morning so we've changed to our main, Genoa and staysail and are still maintaining a speed over 7 knots.
However, today we saw nothing, no dolphins, no whales and still no darned fish! When we did a radio check with the rest of the fleet, the news from them was exactly the same. Where have all the fish gone?
Surprisingly, there are a lot of little birds around that I'm told are martins. What on earth are they doing way out in the middle of nowhere? They literally dance on the water top so they must be picking up small squid or something.
Our GPS tells us that we have 2067nm to go, still a mighty long way. We've settled into a nice routine and all is going smoothly. Could just use a fish or two so we can enjoy some fresh sushi. They have to be out here somewhere. Tomorrow's another day, let's see what that brings.
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