Great day with big finish

Sept. 11, 2015 0200
9 23.8 S
150 29.5 W
7 kt @ 355 degrees
134 nm noon to noon

Aloha everyone, as you can see from our mileage, we are sailing again. The wind came in about 9:30 last night and hasn't left us, for the most part, we've been sailing along under clear skies and flat seas at 6-7kt. We couldn't ask for more, but we got it anyway. The day had been delightful, even though it was clear, becasue we had wind, it was cooler out. We all were enjoying a beautiful day at sea, with no water on deck. We had been dragging two fish lines, with no results. We were just getting ready to pull them in, but thought we would watch the green flash first. All of a sudden, one line when tight, and then the other. Randy and I were pulling them both in in an excited frenzy, when his fish got off. He dumped his and helped me. After we boarded a nice 20# ahi, we noticed his line tight again. We quickly brought it in hoping to release it, but it apparently had been dragged for awhile, so didn't make it. Now we have two 20 #s. Randy is the champ, he cleaned them, and then cooked up some nice ahi steaks. Life is good. We are so happy to be moving along nicely. This is similar to my previous return in '91, very pleasant sailing. We hope it keeps up. Randy has so far spotted one ship and a whale. We also saw two probable fish buoys along with the occasional bird. Otherwise, not much else to see except shapes in the passing clouds. A little early yet to estimate when we will arrive, but we should be there within two weeks from now. Aloha, David



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