One trip up the mast, and we got our sail put back where it needed to be. After a night’s sleep at anchor, we are off again! Pretty much back where we expected to be 24 hours ago. Right now we are blasting along at 8 to 9 knots on a beam reach, the temperature is moderate, in the low 80’s, and mostly cloudy. Overall a fast and comfortable sail.

Weather allowing, our next stop will be the weather buoy located 125 miles off Cape Canaveral to see if we can’t put some tuna in the freezer.

Speaking of fish…

We had a pair of strange visitors last night. We had the flood light on off the back of Harmonie as we frequently do to see what we can see.

Getting a photo of a fish underwater at night from the deck of the boat is not easy, and rarely are great results obtained, so apologies.

Fish with the body size of about a silver dollar, and long fin filaments off the top and bottom stretching almost 2 feet in length.

Hampered by these exaggerated appendages, swimming was slow and inconsistent. Strange creatures.

What they are is juvenile African Pompano. Normally at this stage of life they are pelagic drifters, and not seen inshore. The adults are big, tough, mean looking members of the Jack family.