First Fish!

We left Freeport, Grand Bahama around 9.30am on Wednesday 7th June. There was a steady 10-12 knots of wind so once we were clear of all the reefs, we hoisted the mainsail and pulled out the genoa. With the wind forecast to pick up, as well as it being our first proper sail, we decided to play it safe and put one reef in the mainsail. The main is very big and powerful and we were soon sailing along at 7 to 8kts. The wind then picked up to 15kts and we were storming along at 9kts. Colin set up the new Fishing Rod and hoped that he would be able to provide us with fresh fish for dinner.

As we settled in to our first day at sea on Moonraker, we were all very pleased with her performance and how well she sailed. With the wind picking up we decided to put a second reef in and with 18 to 20 kts of wind we were storming along at 10kts. You could almost feel the boat smiling!

Having watched the fishing rod all day with no luck Colin was just about to bring it in at sunset when the line ran. There was a shout of FISH and SLOW DOWN! Kate & Graham tried to slow Moonraker down which was harder than it sounds! She was sailing along quite happily, surfing down waves at upto 12kts. She had no plans of stopping! After putting the genoa away and easing the main we managed to slow down to around 5kts which gave Col a chance to reel in a 8kg Dorado. The smile on his face says it all!

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