Mischievous - Fw: The Adventure of Mischievous

Hello everyone for ourdaily update .It was a quiet day. We sailed 156 milesSo far we have sailed 1, 676 miles .We keep our fishing pole out all the time during the day.We caught another Mahi-Mahi.Mahi Mahi are also called dolphin fish. This is not the same as a dolphin , aquatic mammal that breaths air .This fish is very plentiful in the sea and and is one of the fastest growing fish in the sea, doubling in size in the first year.They have a lifespan of 4-5 years.They like to eat flying fish.The weather was calmer so we climbed up into the rigging to do some repairs after the strong winds of the last few days.We got all our repairs done !! Everything is good!In the evening we saw the moon and the planet Venus Our current position is :19 degrees , 47 minutes north latitude41 degrees , 12. read more...

Mischievous - Mischievous Fifth day at sea

This is our fifth full day at sea. We had a bit more wind and sailed 148 nautical miles over 24 hours We have sailed 870 nautical miles or 1001 statute miles .  We have seen a lot of flying fish lately . The boat scares them and they jump out of the water and “fly” several 100 feet away and disappear into the water . One of these fish got confused and jumped on the boat last night . More updates tomorrow. read more...

Mischievous - The Adventure of Mischievous thanksgivingat sea.

 Greetings,Today is our fourth full day at sea.It is also Thanksgiving day .We all have a lot to be thankful for . I hope you do too.The weather continues to be warm and sunny. The temperature is about 80 degrees during the day. Water temperature is 78 degrees.We had a bit more wind. We were able to put up more sails and we travelled a bit more than the day before,  138 nautical miles.In total we have travelled 722 nautical miles or 830 statute miles. Our cook Isabella was busy in the galley almost all day. She prepared a wonderful Thanksgiving meal for the crew Our bella even made some delicious pecan pies  Part of the crew is from England. In England it is a tradition at a holiday meal to tell a joke or a riddle .Here are a few of ours. Why do the. read more...

Mischievous - Blog The Adventure of Mischievous first full day at sea.

The latest episode of “The Adventures of Mischievous “Good Day to everyone.We had a lovely day the first full day at sea, yesterday.Since there is no place to stop overnight , someone needs to drive the boat all the time.We group up with a driver and a partner , two people who are watch. We have a rotating schedule of four hour watches. Four hours on watch and eight or twelve hours off.We will continue to sail the boat this way until we reach our destination.We caught two fish , both Mahi Mahi. We had a wonderful dinner of fresh Mahi -Mahi cookedby bellaWe also had a really big Sail Fish on the line but he got away before we could catch him. ( big fish story ,ha ha , always about the one that got away)The day ended with another wonderful sun set.We sailed 180 miles in a 24 hour period.We. read more...

Mischievous - Blog The Adventure of Mischievous day 1

Good morning everyone .This is day one , the first day way from land.We have 8 people on board this boat.There is great excitement as we start our journey.Everyone is in their “dress whites “We have flags decorating the boat.They had the harbor decorated as a send-offAnd they had crowds cheering and wavingandwishing ussafe journey , from the pier .They had a lot of boatsat the start and a Spanish navel destroyer to start us off.We had a wonderful afternoon sail in calm seas and soft windsand a beautiful sunset .We sailed all night in light winds and calm seas .By morning , after 20 hours , we had sailed 142nautical miles or 163 standard miles. And a long way to go.This is our position.26 degrees, 08 minutes north 16 degrees19 minuteswest. read more...