We plod on. I’ve come to the conclusion the growth on the underside of the boat is costing us about 1\/2 a knot. The bottom is in need of new paint as the miles have ablated most of it off. The weeds grow pretty fast. Outside Palmerston I didn’t feel like scraping and am now paying the price of leaving it. That being said, I think our 1st days poor weather would have meant a night time arrival and the slower pace will bring us in a few hours before dawn.<\/p>\n

The winds have shifted to the NW as expected. Early this morning we furled the Code Zero and hoisted the main and jib to sail closer to the wind.<\/p>\n

We put the lines out yesterday and caught a 20lb mahi mahi. Using the filleting techniques I observed in Palmerston I did a pretty good job getting about 10lb of good meat off the fish. That’s enough for five meals for the three of us. Needless to say we had fish for supper last night.<\/p>\n

The weather patterns ahead of us are associated with a front heading our way. This could give us a bumpy night at sea. The good news is that the regular trades are forecast to slot in right behind which will make for a couple of pleasant days at Beveridge Reef.<\/p>\n

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