A sunnier day today, and reasonable winds so we are rocking and rolling our way along. Have just had a lovely hot wash with more water on the floor than on the body, but where else can you watch albatrosses gliding low over the water from your bathroom? Our accompanying boat, the Danes on Cat Coquette, are a few miles behind us and still in VHF range which is nice. We sail faster than them, but are 'content' to potter along at 3 knots when the wind dies whereas they put their motor on and so catch up a bit.
Only one small tuna (back in the ocean) in the last couple of days. Brought a cooked joint of roast beef and a cooked chicken with us so we have eaten well anyway, but we are looking forward to a fish dinner soon.
You will remember that we towed a catamaran 200 miles or so into the Marquesas last year. Heard on the radio net last night that the same boat has the same problems again - ie rudder system completely disabled so no steering. As last year, they have no emergency rudder system to deploy. We said at the time that the boat really wasn't seaworthy for a long trip, and this time there are no boats nearbye, though they have made radio contact. They are 300 miles from NZ, and 800 or so from Fiji where they were headed.
Our position at 0200GMT is 29 01 S and 171 49 E Daily averages below the 150 miles we had hoped for, but we are a third of the way now.
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