Day 2

Tuesday 21st April

0915

Distance sailed in 24 hours: 81 nm

Uneventful night. Slept in 20 minute intervals using the cooking timer. Wind slowly eased off to 10 - 12 knots.  Sea still very choppy and lots of slamming.   This morning the sea was down a bit and took a reef out.  Doing 3.5 to 4 knots close hauled.  Lots of sargassum weed around and can't use the stabiliser fins. Have to clear weed off the rudder using the boat hook.  All is good on board but weather outlook not so good.  I'll stay south of 20 degrees till it improves.

I guess my planned omelet for supper will be saved for tomorrow. Now just got to work out what to put with it. Caught several in 5 mins and only kept the biggest. Saw some around the boat that were much bigger but had already filleted this one.