Bora Bora to Suwarrow, Cook Islands, Day 4

July 30, 2013 1:41 pm /


3:00am 7/30:

Can you say Wahooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! Yep, that’s right…caught a 50″ 30-lb Wahoo today……biggest one we have ever caught……what a beautiful fish and was it ever good to eat!!!!! I fought it for 10-15 minutes while Kathy only slowed to 5 kts…..I thought it was a tuna as it went deep but it eventually surfaced and we were excited it was a Wahoo. We have enough meat to feed the entire anchorage when we get in……sushi baby 🙂 ))))

We have 50 nm to go…..both of us are soooooo ready to be there. The wind has now shifted from the NE at 5-10 kts…..now that is more like it!!!! The seas are calming albeit still a bit choppy/confused but the water is becoming slightly glassy and with the moon light…..well, you get the picture and of course, I had to break out in song……moon river…….!!!!!

10:30 am 7/30:

We did it!!!!! Anchor down at 9:30 am…..yeah!!!!!

This place is absolutely gorgeous…..water is crystal clear but it looks like it is going to storm…..arghhhhhhh!!!!

All is well!!!! Now for that passage Bloody Mary……LIG!!!!!

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Position 7/30 @ UTC:

Position: 13 15S 163 06W

Traveled: 186nm today: 689nm total

Course: 275M COG

Wind: 15-20G25 kts ESE-E during the day; turned NE-ENE around 1200 UTC @ 5-15 kts

Waves: 6-9′ SE-E waves short period; <6′ and calming after wind shift

Speed: avg SOG was 7.1 kts; 1400 rpm

Weather: 30-50% cloud cover during the day increasing to 70-100% overnight; some squalls/showers during the early morning then again towards evening and overnight, heavy rain showers this am as we approached Suwarrow for about 2 hours; no convection; sea temp 82.5 deg F

Boat sightings: 1 today, sv Bravo as we approached Suwarrow; 3 total for the trip

Fishing: ! large Wahoo; 2 total

Sail: not up; wind too much dead astern

Fuel burn: 1.78 nmpg @ 1400 rpm (our trip plan is for 1.75 nmpg)

 

Hope all is well!

John
Mystic Moon

 

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3 Thoughts on “Bora Bora to Suwarrow, Cook Islands, Day 4”

  1. Craig on July 31, 2013 at 9:34 am said:

    Congrats on the fish….sounds cool. And nice to have your anchor down. Relax a bit!!!

  2. Deborah Jarman on July 31, 2013 at 11:11 am said:

    Glad the bumpy ride is over. Enjoy the Cook Islands and your fresh Wahoo! LIG here as well. Survey and seatrial on Renegade in a couple of weeks. If all goes well, Tuscany awaits us in February! Not the Cooks, but not bad… Cheers! Deb, Bill and the mutts.

  3. Judy on July 31, 2013 at 9:15 pm said:

    So you can sit out the stormy weather in a new port. Glad you arrived safely and hope you enjoyed the bloody mary(s). judy

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