{"id":19843,"date":"2015-01-23T21:39:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T21:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/?p=19843"},"modified":"2015-01-24T13:13:14","modified_gmt":"2015-01-24T13:13:14","slug":"atlantic-odyssey-2-day-15-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/fr\/2015\/01\/atlantic-odyssey-2-day-15-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic Odyssey 2: Jour 15"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARRIVEES EN MARTINIQUE<\/h3>\n

LAHAINA a franchi la ligne d’arriv\u00e9e en Martinique vendredi matin! ROXY est attendu samedi.<\/p>\n

\"AO2-arrival-Lahaina-1\"

LAHAINA en Martinique<\/p><\/div>\n

Voir les photos sur Facebook<\/strong><\/a> (pas besoin de se connecter)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

DOUDOU<\/h3>\n

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\"French\" J15 Une journ\u00e9e pas comme les autres\u2026..<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Elle a bien commenc\u00e9, avec un beau lever de soleil, quelques nuages et un
vent correct qui nous a permis d\u2019avancer sous voiles en ciseaux, vent
arri\u00e8re. Le vent s\u2019att\u00e9nuant, nous d\u00e9cidons d\u2019envoyer le spi. Pas pour
longtemps, car tr\u00e8s vite, de gros cumulus blancs apparaissent, se
transformant vite en \u00e9normes nuages noirs charg\u00e9s de pluie. Ce n\u2019est pas un
grain mais plusieurs grains qui nous menacent. Apr\u00e8s r\u00e9duction des voiles,
nous passons l\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi \u00e0 essayer de limiter les \u00ab douches \u00bb. Fort
heureusement, le vent ne monte pas \u00e0 plus de 25 n\u0153uds, sans rafales sous
les nuages. Nous d\u00e9cidons quand m\u00eame d\u2019affaler la GV quand nous voyons
arriver une impressionnante trombe soulevant l\u2019eau sur son passage avec sa
colonne d\u2019aspiration qui remonte sous un \u00e9pais nuage noir, tr\u00e8s \u00e9tendu et
inqui\u00e9tant.<\/em><\/p>\n

Photo de la trombe, moteur, on essaie de s\u2019\u00e9loigner et on attend que \u00e7a
passe\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s le passage du \u00ab monstre \u00bb, plus de vent, 5 n\u0153uds. Pourtant il reste
encore des grains derri\u00e8re ?<\/em><\/p>\n

Comme la mer est quasiment plate, nous d\u00e9cidons de remettre les lignes \u00e0
l\u2019eau. C\u2019est alors que le cliquetis du frein du Penn Senator se fait
entendre (on ne peut pas le rater !!!!). Excitation \u00e0 bord, enfin un
poisson qui mord !! L\u2019honneur est sauf, nous remontons \u00e0 bord une belle
coryph\u00e8ne de 85 cm, combative mais vite estourbie par le rhum dans les
ou\u00efes. Je ne sais pas s\u2019il existe plus beau poisson : peau jaune (limite
fluo) et bleu-verte, iris\u00e9e avec des points turquoises et une dorsale bleu
nuit. Malheureusement, elle perd tr\u00e8s vite ses couleurs au sortir de l\u2019eau.<\/em><\/p>\n

Au soleil couchant, nous allons \u00e0 l\u2019avant changer le tangon de c\u00f4t\u00e9 pour la
nuit. Un gros c\u00e9tac\u00e9, dos fonc\u00e9 et nageoires blanches, nage devant le
bateau, pr\u00e9c\u00e9dant l\u2019\u00e9trave comme les dauphins, sauf qu\u2019il n\u2019a pas la m\u00eame
taille, il fait environ 5 \u00e0 6 m. L\u2019eau \u00e9tant calme et claire, nous le
voyons bien, c\u2019est encore un petit rorqual. Il reste un moment \u00e0 jouer avec
n\u00f4tre bateau, d\u2019arri\u00e8re en avant. Puis, comme pour nous dire au revoir,
vient fr\u00f4ler la coque tribord o\u00f9 nous sommes, se tourne \u00e9l\u00e9gamment et
lentement sur le dos montrant son ventre blanc et tr\u00e8s gracieusement
plonge t\u00eate en arri\u00e8re vers les profondeurs, sa queue venant affleurer la
surface de l\u2019eau sans \u00e9claboussures\u2026. Magique.<\/em><\/p>\n

Premi\u00e8re partie de nuit au moteur. On a crois\u00e9 un cargo en route collision
(il s\u2019est d\u00e9rout\u00e9, nous aussi un peu) Luc a sauv\u00e9 la vie \u00e0 un poisson
volant \u00e9chou\u00e9 dans le cockpit.
135 milles parcourus.<\/em><\/p>\n

abordedoudou.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

PENNY LANE<\/h3>\n

Food & Fishing<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Trying

Trying to hang on to a Mahi Mahi on a wildly tipping boat<\/p><\/div>\n

Yesterday at dawn we disturbed a small group of flying fish, perhaps sleeping in the water, they sped away from our bow wave to land 100 meters away. Do they sleep in the water? Do they sleep at all? Who knows, there is no Google here, so we can only speculate. Then last night a couple more landed on the deck, one came right into the cockpit, just like in the stories of Knox Johnson, Moitessier, Slocum and the rest.<\/p>\n

Adam and I fried them up, having heard stories of how bony they are, there was no problem, the flesh came away from the bone beautifully, and they really are a most delicious little fish, like a large sardine and incredibly tasty. To have a snack like that almost leap into the frying pan is a great treat to one who has spent as long trying to catch fish as I have.<\/p>\n

Now that we have got away from the initial rolly seas with some confused swells, the confusion of our Satellite phone sending wrong positions, making it look like we were \u201cze crazy eenglish, zigging and zagging all over ze ocean\u201d, things have settled down. Today winds have dropped, the sky is clear, temperatures much warmer, and the seas gradually calmer and very blue. With the lessening wind our boat speed has dropped to 4-5 knots at present, but we are forecast an increase sometime tonight, and continue making progress with 1100 miles to go.<\/p>\n

There was a big celebration yesterday as we passed the half way mark, photos on the bow, Sam letting off the fog horn, cheering and congratulations, but also the thought that after 11 days on board we are still only half way to Martinique, fresh mangos and baguette, and a very long way from Land. For example we haven\u2019t seen another vessel for over 10 days, though we know from the daily reports that our friends in the rally are within 120 or so miles, we may as well be alone in the vast Ocean from what we can see from day to day. In fact it is so quiet that some of the most challenging aspects of Ocean sailing seem to be getting to sleep at night time, and then staying awake during the day. After a long night on watch, and with another day of looking at the waves, like a never ending groundhog day in prospect, it could be difficult propping the eyes open.<\/p>\n

At times like this it would be possible for things to become a little tedious, were it not for food and fishing to keep us motivated.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s the case that the food has been truly excellent, mainly due to Anna\u2019s dedication to serve up fresh dishes for as long as possible on the voyage. She has embarked on a culinary tour-de-force for the crew, baking cakes, muffins and fresh bread, and last night four flavours of pizza including blue cheese, chorizo, and sun dried tomato. I mentioned before that produce is consumed in gluts as it ripens, and hopefully before it can go off. But bucking that trend yesterday\u2019s excellent avocado and tomato salad with sweet chilli sauce is one of Anna\u2019s specialities, and relied on a couple of avocados being carefully placed among the ripe bananas, in order to ripen them at the right moment. This having been achieved they were chopped and added to the salad. This whole process demonstrates a fantastic fore-planning and resourcefulness and a kind of low down food-cunning, though I must confess to a certain level of nervousness on finding the woman to whom I recently became married, manipulating the lifecycle and passing of a fellow organism to this extent.<\/p>\n

So at last the fishing has begun to contribute to the food stocks on board Penny Lane. The Mahi mahi (Dorado) that escaped from our hook the first day was followed by a successful landing the day after: this one made it as far as the pot, and was frankly delicious. Another couple got away before being landed, but we do know now that they find our little yellow squid somewhat alluring. Then last night we had the landing of the flying fish, and those really are a treat, and we now feel that our initial slowness in hunting and gathering has been overcome.<\/p>\n

But what should perhaps have been our moment of crowning glory, the capture and consumption of the mighty Dorado, has in fact become one of the most divisive issues of the voyage. Like a civil war it polarises family members, friends and crew mates. Tempers flare and deep seated attitudes are tested and challenged. The core issue under contention is whether or not freshly caught Dorado should be served up with, or without Curry sauce.
On the one hand the ayes contend at all fish should be served up with Curry sauce, and ideally a thick layer of crispy batter. Whether it is a Harry Ramsdens Haddock or a mud-flavoured Monkfish, all fish should be with chips, salt, vinegar and ideally also rolled up in today\u2019s newspaper.<\/p>\n

The opposing camp contend that while that might be good for some fetid Flamborough flounder, even a necessity for the safe consumption of something bred and raised in oil-sodden north sea mud, the same rules should not be applied to the glorious and exotic Dorado. This fish can\u2019t be found in the Humber estuary or off the coast of Aberdeen, but in the clear tropical waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The delicious Dorado is not to be served up in Brummie chip shops, but caught and eaten fresh in mid-Ocean. This exotic creature revels in multiple names \u2013 \u201cDorado<\/em>\u201d, \u201cMahi Mahi<\/em>\u201d, \u201cDolphin Fish<\/em>\u201d \u2013 all the same thing, showing its colourful crest it leaps in showers of yellow, blue silver and green at the end of the line until landed on the deck of a fast moving yacht. The mighty Mahi mahi should be eaten in as natural a state as possible, cooked lightly in butter, served up with a dash of lemon, maybe a few herbs, but no more. To curry Poseidon\u2019s pelagic prince seems to this camp as the ultimate sacrilege, the dumbing down of one of the natural and culinary wonders of the Ocean.<\/p>\n

So the battle lines are drawn, positions have been taken and no one is budging. This issue looks to run and run and divide the crew perhaps for years to come. Maybe it is one of those issues destined never to be solved, as long as there are Dorado in the Ocean, and Chip shops on the seafront at Scarborough. We\u2019ll let you know if we make any further progress towards a solution.<\/p>\n

Happy Sailing,<\/p>\n

THEMI 50<\/h3>\n

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Same weather, same wind, same poor speed as the last few days. 220 Miles still to go this noon.<\/p>\n

\"German\" An Bord alles wie gehabt. In der Nacht hatten wir kurzzeitig besseren Wind, jetzt gehts wieder ziemlich langsam dahin. Wir rechnen mit der Ankunft am Sonntag. Haben heute Fr\u00fch das erste Mal selbst Brot gebacken, es ist derzeit noch im Rohr, werden sp\u00e4ter sehen wie es geworden ist.<\/em><\/p>\n

Immer mehr V\u00f6gel besuchen uns, ein an gro\u00dfer wei\u00dfer mit langer Schwanzfeder wollte am Masttop landen, hat aber nur ganz kurz geklappt, die Rollbewegungen da oben sind doch ziemlich schnell. Diese Art Vogel haben wir schon einmal, ziemlich in der Mitte des Atlantiks gesehen, diesmal war es ein P\u00e4rchen.<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Cheers, die Themi Crew!<\/em><\/p>\n

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