Titania - 29 Nov: Atlantic wildlife

20:28:01 N
26:36:75 W
2072 miles to go
 
So far so good onboard Titania, in the last 24 hours we've had a steady 20+ knots of breeze and have been trucking along down wind averaging 9-10 knots of boat speed. Life onboard has settled into a good routine - EAT, SLEEP, SAIL, REPEAT along with the many other jobs that need doing each day.
From time to time we have been lucky enough to see some of the sea life out here in the Atlantic Ocean. Dolphins have been a fairly regular sight so far and yesterday at sunset we were treated to maybe 50 or more Bottlenose Dolphins jumping clear of the water all around the boat. Several of these then spent time riding the bow wave of the boat.
Whales have been sighted in the distance, although we've been unable to identify which species the tell tale spray from their blowholes as they surface has given them away. We had a visit from a pod of Pilot Whales which cruised past very close to us.
Sea birds such as Storm Petrels and Kittiwakes can been gliding low over the ocean swells looking for their next meal. Flying fish are regularly  seen leaping clear of the water having been spooked by the boat and so far a couple of these have ended up on deck.
When conditions allow Todd, Freddie and myself have been trolling squid-like lures behind the boat in hope of a fish. So far we have been fairly successful with 2 nice Mahi-Mahi landed and a third managed to slip the hook while we were trying to land it.
  
The fish have made a couple of delicious meals and fingers crossed there will be plenty more fish to come over the next 10 or so days.
 
Nick