"...This morning we noticed that the water temperature has climbed a full degree since yesterday. As a result, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of flying fish (a million or so) and the fishing today was much better than it has been. We are now restocking our fridge and freezer with tuna and mahi-mahi. They will be on the menu for plenty of more dinners on AMARA.
The air is also warmer, and we are bringing out the sunscreen! It is hard to believe that we have sailed 2,500 nautical miles since Cape Town and are now only 600 miles south off the equator. The Trade Winds have have been fairly steady from the south east and are now usually between 15-17 knots. This makes for beautiful sailing and we are moving along very smoothly as we head straight downwind, flying our spinnaker around the clock for the last 6 days. We even have an additional .5 - 1 knot of current helping us right toward our destination of Fernando De Noronha, an archipelago just off the coast of Brazil. We have 875 nautical miles to go and should arrive in 5 or 6 days on the 7th or the 8th.
Attached is a picture that I took yesterday from the top of the mast with our spinnaker flying.
—Martin"
