There was a little bit of wind and a 2m swell today but not a cloud in the sky; the route to the Cape was about 60 miles so we motor sailed at first but then got full sails up before poling out the jib. Then in the afternoon we gave Sarah a taste of what it's really like sailing in the Atlantic as the seas picked up to 2.5/3m and the wind settled at a steady force 5. Just after we got poled out and the sails set, we decided that we might have a fish - 2 minutes later the rod went crazy. We quickly set about our first every fish drill on Askari. This meant a bit of rushing around by me - arghhh do we slow down or get the gaff and bucket ready..... run, run, run.... I put the main away while Andrew pulled in a small skipjack tuna. After advice from Andrew on the Katherine we were anxious not to get any blood on our teak deck, so Andrew carefully bled the fish and cut the fillets off in a bucket on the stern steps; which was interesting with such a big sea running. Yay our first fish.
Fish Drill |
Here it comes |
First fish |
Interesting rock formations around Cabo Sardao |
Cabo de Sao Vicente from the West |
Cabo de Sao Vicente from the South West |
Cabo de Sao Vicente from the South |
Ponta de Sagres |
View from our anchorage at Sagres |
Beer to celebrate arrival in the Algarve (note fish injury on finger) |
Carolyn and Sarah swimming in Sagres |
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