Fish 2 Ty Dewi 2

19:45UTC 20/11/08 33'19N 74'08W

Och, darn it there goes another lure. We had a big mahi-mahi on the line and got him about two thirds of the way to the boat before he broke free. I think we'll take it more gently next time and try to tire the fish a bit more before reeling it in but it's a fine balance! Good to know they aren't just there for the taking, we have to work for dinner. But I remember the taste of mahi and am very ready to have that again.....

Conditions are good but tiring here, very rolly in big seas and building wind. The boat and crew are doing well but sometimes the constant need to hand on gets tedious. It's a good workout for the leg and stomach muscles though. We're punching across a strong north going eddy of the gulf stream which has been forcing us to track east rather than south, but that seems to be easing now and we'll turn with the wind to ride southeast before too long.

Good progress yesterday, 131 miles in the twenty four hours, so we have 11 miles 'in the bank' against my target of 120 a day.

OK, gotta go and talk to Herb now,

All's well. N

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