Sailing -

Had a great sail yesterday. Even with the mainsail reefed all the way down and the Genoa reefed as far as it goes, for a total of 5 reefs, we were still humming along. The wind was 25 to 30 with gusts in the low 30's. The waves were breaking on top and every ten minutes or so going over the decks. The wind has now reduced to the low 20's and the waves are more spread out, making the
sailing quite pleasant.

Just as the wind was piping up yesterday we caught a 4.5 foot Dorado!  Shannon wound him in and we all watched the colors change from blue to green, to rainbow.  We put the Dorado right on the new cockpit floor on Mamas new carpet. While trying to get the fish off the carpet he shook off the gaff, and flopped down the stairs right into the living room. Shannon got it all on video!

It looks like we are in for a great sail for the rest of the
trip.

Courage