Starting the day out with minimal wind (5.3 knots) with boat speed only 2.5, down to gentle ocean swell and light chop. All of us were a bit tired due to keeping watch and the loud bridgedeck slap keeping us awake (a “special” feature of catamarans). Breakfast was homemade granola from Christine (thanks!) and fresh fruit. We practiced French on Dulingo for a bit, did some math lessons, and started learning about early explorers and the tools they did (and didn’t have). Our batteries were quite low this morning, so Chris started the generator, and we made fresh water (our tanks hold total of 150 gallons water).
We found a flying fish and 6 flying squid on our deck this morning!
Winds keep dying and sails flopping; decided to use the port “iron jib” for a bit to get through this calm area into more wind. We only have so much fuel (2 tanks with 60 gallons each, and numerous jury jugs) and need to conserve it for moments like this; likely will only run it for 2 hours max.
A brown-footed booby keeps circling our boat, started in night and continued today. Winds up and down, making frequent sail changes, keeps us busy and engaged. Lunch of quesadillas and left-overs from last night hit the spot. Continuing to dodge cargo ships.
6:30pm magic just before sunset… dolphins surrounded us, some with babies, some leaping!
Then we hear whir and again, whir – both our fishing lines going off at the same time. Calder and Emil brought in 2 large yellowfin tuna, gorgeous! Calder out back cleaning them, teaching Emil how to clean his fish, waves washing up on the swimsteps behind him. What a gift and will be dinner the next few nights.
By 3pm waves and sea swell building. Dinner of coconut shrimp with veg over rice. We find that we don’t feel as hungry and our portion sizes tend to be less than on land. We’re not exerting many calories and the movement of the boat definitely play a role. Overnight, winds died down but still significant swell and waves. We put up our “night sails” – main with a reef and our Genoa. We tend to be conservative sailors, namely in the dark of night. We sailed slowly at 3-4 knots overnight.
Total miles over the last 24 hours: 109.4 nm
Total miles of trip so far: 256.7 nm
SV Terikah Adventures 
3 responses to “Day 2: Passage from MX to FP”
Those tuna look delicious. Nice going fishermen! Will be nice to get the wind and waves off your beam and behind you when you start riding the trade winds south. Almost done with the washing machine?
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I love it! Glad to have found your blog. I look forward to your posts.
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109 miles still not bad! Thanks for your continuous updates. So fun for those of us who can’t do what you’re doing to feel so much a part of your experiences! Hoping the “wash cycle” ends soon!
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