After 10 days at sea, there is more traffic at all, not a cargo ship in sight. And little aquatic l

We leave the Royal Cape Yacht Club on January 16 at noon, Brazil and direction throughout the South Atlantic before us. Once is not custom, we begin to close in little wind direction wide edge to edge with a local boat. It will turn around a bit further, while Capado sends the spinnaker and bypasses Robben Island. Some sea lions come to play with our wake one last time.
The situation is a little stormy at the beginning, so we have a lot of sail changes to do is a little warm. In addition, while the soubarbe case that bounced over the waves contrary wind. Are repaired quickly and left. Up the hill, you will cross two fishing boats in the middle of a collision. AIS but they do not move out of their way, if only to a degree. We pass between the two, with strong surge to avoid the first and the reverse umn rec center for the second. To top it off, they go on deck to say hello .... The sea is home and they know it. In the evening, we will find a little cross swell and a strong wind. We pass in the Indian mode or jib and mainsail 3 reefs. It shakes but it beforehand. It is good for washing for 2 days.
The conditions are fairly mild, fractional spinnaker and jib day night with a few small grains not violent. It allows us to organize ourselves for calls to follow and document. Capucine had not saved a lot of info on other blogs boats, now we have to read the whole thing and sort. The water heats up slowly but we still need the solar shower to wash. 15 degrees is a little cold ...
Navigation becomes really more enjoyable. The sea holds the wind is stable between 15 and 20 knots. We took the opportunity to make bread, and good food. A lot of reading, a few movies on the computer. Sunsets keep coming, each more beautiful than the other, it feels like a Monet painting.
After 10 days at sea, there is more traffic at all, not a cargo ship in sight. And little aquatic life also, we are surprised to see some flying fish. Nevertheless, the 27, the line starts. It collapses the spinnaker gear and take 2 reefs in the mainsail. Phew, the reel had almost no line to give. Follows a good half hour of struggle, then one Skipjack tuna is 4.5 kg on board. Tonight is tuna sashimi, first freshness. umn rec center The rest go in the oven with vegetables and it can be stored longer umn rec center and enjoy.
A ridge of high pressure mouth our way to El Salvador. We must therefore make a big detour north to keep the wind and catching good winds better established. 200000 we will pass west of St. Helena before turning Salvador. When you are in the north of the dorsal and hope to hit the north-easterly wind behind it deflates and the trade winds returned to East. We will multiply the odds gybes to the Brazilian. Nothing serious, it is not pressed, and the conditions are really lenient. Steady wind, manageable sea, very active umn rec center grains.
Of late, the sea a little reform, the boat is less stable, it must often be reduced. It will often jib and spinnaker day night with more or less reef in the mainsail. There was not a great closing speed, but Capado, like a metronome, maintains an average of 186 miles covered in 24 hours.
We receive an email that asks us to Aletis information on arrival, but it turns out that is before us, about 250 miles. Our gybes based rockers and enjoy the last days at sea continues, a little agitated. You feel close to the earth, the boat serves as a perch to 8 beautiful seabirds fighting for places very popular on solar panels. 2 by panels and other vacillate between the bowsprit, the chains, the hood bars arrows. They are spoiled for choice, but want the panels. They are not all shy and do not hesitate to fly very close to us, which is a little scary in this moonless night ....
Finally, the 9, you can see the towers of El Salvador. The line starts again. But very quickly. The line will be unwound. It collapses the spinnaker, the boat slow down and try to bring the beast. It pulls very strong and our little reel is not really size. Suddenly, we see a nice jump behind dolphinfish. It is a blast! Much too large for such a small lure. Few jumps, a lot of struggle, and the hook twists and leaves from our arrival dinner.
It bypasses the southern tip at sunset, with 2 nodes contrary current and Carnival in full swing. This is a great display of decibels and bright umn rec center spots in all directions. It avoids a little boat non ZERO & NADA sinner