We were under parasailor for most of the day - enjoying some great surfs (13.4 knots is the best so far) - but around 1am we dropped it (after 42 hours flying) because the apparent wind was slewing around too much to keep the sail set nicely. We reverted to genoa alone for the rest of the night which made it easy for the on-watch crew. We've settled into a routine where Anthony, Amanda and Barry keep watch from 10pm until 7am in 3 hour shifts. I do the shifts either side and I'm on-call as needed. During the day, we take turns as suits our wakefulness. Its working for us but we may tweak as we go. There are no rules and we are meant to be having fun! ;)
So at 6:30am this morning, I was up and using the HF whilst we had some nice propogation. I slung the lines in because Barry had made a nice winder yesterday so it was simple to do. Anthony appeared and we decided to sling up the parasailor again before breakfast. It had only been up a few minutes and nicely set when I noticed that one of the lines was pulling more than before. Anthony and Barry were skeptical until I started pulling it in - and we had a lovely fish. 56cm long and it was a very tasty meal for 4 - but we're not sure of the type! Photos will be available for analysis on arrival in Antigua. Don't know if anyone else in the fleet has caught one yet - Sam on Escape is certainly more experienced at fishing than we are.
Apart from that, its been a glorious day. Mostly sunny, E4/5 winds, swell not too large. Long may this continue. We've exchanged e-mails with Bianca Rosa and Patchouly. Both Bianca Rosa and we are considering diving a bit further south to maintain winds - it adds a bit to the trip but may not impact our arrival time too much. Doppelbock's route looks very interesting. Can't wait to see how that pans out!