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Location: 35° 27 S, 72° 57 E
Monday 12:00, 02.05.2007
The Schooner Maggie B was at 35° 27S, 72° 57E at noon on February 5th. We were undersail at 7.5 knots with the G2 "Bird" up, headed for Isle Amsterdam. We have some high cirrus coming in from the north and a long northerly swell, mixing with a SE'erly set. We have come 2258 NM from the Seychelles and have about 2120 to go to Perth. A short visit to the Beakers (scientists) at Isle Amsterdam is still a possibility.
Today was The Hat Day. Four major cleaning jobs (vacuum, wash decks, wash walls, and....The Head and the Shower) were put on little slips of paper and put in a hat for all to choose. The Captain got The Head, but all's fair.
Just as we were congratulating ourselves on a great cleaning job, there was a funny "static" sound which I thought was something on the VHF. Bori correctly identified it as the fishing reel buzzing out! We all went to our stations -- grab the reel, control and slow the boat, get the wash down pump, ready the gaff, ready the killing instruments and sharpen the knives, clear the afterdeck, ready the cutting and cleaning board, etc. In a little bit, with minimum of commotion, we had a lovely fat 35 pound Blue Fin Tuna aboard, killed and bled out. This is perhaps the 20th fish caught on a beat up "hurt squid in blue and pink hula dress" lure from Bermuda. Priceless! In another half hour it was all cleaned and cut up and packed in the fridge, except for the part that is marinating in lemon juice and other good things for tuna cerviche for this evening.
The scraps that went overboard made us very, very popular with the Albatross that were following us. T/C Dora is going its way and we are going ours and it appears as if our paths will not cross. The barometer is staying up at 1017 and the significant clouds are behind us. The challenge is where we should go to pick up our westerlies. Mostly how far south. Right now it looks as if we will have to go into the forties, but we will not need to make that decision for a few days.
All is well.