Deck kill! Every morning there’s dead flying fish and squids lying around the deck. At dawn, Steve and sometimes John makes a deck sweep and throws them all back into the sea. This is usually before I wake up but I do see the evidence of kill from the fish scales spluttered all about and the general stink. Not only are the flying fish on the deck but in the cockpit and even inside the boat. The other night, when I went to wake John up to take over watch, I was overwhelmed by the reek that came from around his cabin and bathroom. I thought at first he really must take more showers and clean his head better but John also noticed the smell and soon discovered a rotting flying fish near his cabin door. The fish must have flapped itself inside through the opened back door and down the steps. All we have to do now is follow our nose and scale trails to find fish that have managed to slip inside.<\/p>\n

Every evening after dinner, we discuss strategies for the night watch. At what wind speed do we reef the main and head sails. Under what condition do we go off course and sail with the wind. When do we start or stop the regeneration. When do we switch off the cross charger. When and who do we wake up when we need help.
\nRecently the conditions have been pretty constant so the outlines have been an iteration of previous nights. Fortunately there’s been no incidents since the out haul snapped during Steve’s shift a few nights ago.<\/p>\n

Watches have really become watches. We barely need to trim the sails and the auto pilot or wind vane does all the steering. We watch the instruments, we watch the sea, we watch the sky, we watch the sails. We sit there and watch the time and miles go by.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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