Location: 28° 58 7 N, 61° 4 5 W
Tuesday 12:00, 04.11.2006

Schooner Maggie B’s noon position on Tuesday, April 11th was 28° 58.7 N, 61° 4.5 W, or 688 NM to go to Antigua. We are motor sailing, mostly motoring, as the wind is only five knots — from the SE, which we have been hoping for, but we need a bit more pressure. At this rate, our ETA in Antigua will be April 15 at noon.

I mentioned that we had two lines out, one with a Bermuda lure and one with a Nova Scotian one. At about 0830 this morning, both were hit by very big Wahoo, who gave us a couple of lovely jumps before taking lure, leader and line. The centerboard is not exactly fixed, but it will go up and down now with some complaining. It has some sort of hang-up at full down, so we don’t use more than 75%.

What We’re Reading

Paul: 1421 — the Year the Chinese discovered the World by Gavin Menzies

Bori: Edge Seasons by Beth Powning

Anne Louise: Ocean Sea by Alessandro Baricco

Frank: Caribbean by James Michener

We are all also spending a lot of time with hot topics like the 2006 Nautical Almanac, the Furuno Operators manual and the Cruisers Guide to Fishing.

Best to all.