Bora Bora to Suwarrow, Cook Islands, Day 4

[hoops name=”break”]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[hoops name=”break”]Mystic Moon