A fish!

Just as the evening meal was being prepped - pressure-cooked ratatouille using up a medley of vegetables before they went off - the cry went up: "a fish, a fish, we caught a fish!" Yes it was true, there was indeed a fish on the hook. Within 15 minutes of being decked, he was in the oven and made a delicious accompaniment to the main dish. So now we know we can catch fish and hope for lots more.

 

Yesterday, day 8, was largely taken up with the skipper, the bosun and the engineer all trying to sort out the mysterious power generation problem. Fortunately, the bosun managed to identify the problem, whilst the skipper relayed updates to the anxious crew and then the engineer solved it. Wonderful to have all this expertise aboard.

Last night Operation Caged Bird (BE) took place. This was an effort to get all those crew members involved in the solution of the power problem (see above) to get some rest as they did not stop all day. Not an unqualified success as they all felt they had to oversee a midnight reefing of sails after a sudden increase in wind strength.

Now into Day 9 and we have just heard that 7 boats in the fleet have gone into Cape Verde for refuelling or repair. Amongst the rest, Follyfin seems to be doing quite well with fewer than 2000 miles to go. But it's not a race!