Deckadent - Deckadent Day 1

Well we have now done our first night at sea and we have covered 117 miles since setting off.We have kept quite easterly to gain the winds although there appears to be quite a few yachts to the west of us.Location at 8am this morning 26.16.287N 15.36.723W currently doing 7 knots. Had to put a reef in the main overnight.Maybe we will have a try at fishing today.. read more...

Deckadent - Day 3

Another night with fair winds.Position at 12.36 24.14.983N 17.39.742WWe are starting to head more Westerly this morning.Had a bite on the fishing lines but after a bit of a fight the fish won. It must have been a fairly large one as it managed to bite through 80Lbs Steel trace !! so it is a Definite "ONE THAT GOT AWAY".lovely sunsets and sun rises which we look forward to each day.Had the luxury of washing our hair today using the solar showers which work well.Seen quite a few other boats today as we started heading west.Banana ripening schedule has been put into place so we should be eating rip yellow bananas shortly.. read more...

Deckadent - Day 2

Well having paid the boat yard in Las Palmas Euros 220 to repair our boom it has broken again as they it appears they used aluminum rivets instead of stainless steel ones.We have made a temporary repair and hopefully it should hold.have now traveled 179 miles. Still no fish yet.Not much wind still doing about 6 knots though.. read more...

Deckadent day 5

Yesterday very little wind so we had to motor for a few hours. We motored 58.6 miles and then started to pick up some wind. We were heading to the Verdes to refuel but if we can keep the wind we have we will probably just keep going.Caught our first fish yesterday but it was a bit small so it went back into the sea to grow a bit more!!Bananas still not ripened yet.We are all happier this morning now we have some wind. 2373 Miles to go.. read more...

Deckadent - now back at sea

We have had our boom repaired and are now back at sea.Had to que for 4 hours this morning to refuel.Trying to make St Lucia by the 14 December.. read more...