Category Archives: At Sea

Second day out

No disasters today. More or less plain sailing. We did have a highlight though. We caught a fish on the starboard lure and managed to get it all the way in. It was a 14lb mahi mahi. We managed to … Continue reading

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First Day Out

This has been an eventful 24 hours. Shortly before the morning net I took the garbage in and tried to collect water. The water at the dock was not on so I had to return after the net. At the … Continue reading

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The going is good

We’ve had better than hoped for weather today. The winds have stayed above 12 knots and at times been nearer 20. Even though we’ve slowed a little now we’re on course for reaching the northern entrance (Bocagrande) at sunset, 6:30pm. … Continue reading

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Bonaire->Cartagena: Day 3

Day 3 was much like day 2 only less remarkable. We managed to jibe the Code Zero at dusk much more successfully than the previous attempt. We caught no fish. Unlike days 1 & 2 where we saw some commercial … Continue reading

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Bonaire->Cartagena: Day 2

Kind of as we expected the stronger winds didn’t hold and we lost the beneficial current which turned into one against us. Therefore on day 2 we didn’t cover the miles we did on day 1. We forgot to note … Continue reading

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