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Is that really Simon's part of the update - or sinisterly yours?  |
I don't think I could conjur up an image so disturbing.
Thanks for the map BJ. Yes, I think Hiva.
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245 or so miles to first stop! What town is he actually stopping in in the marquesas? He's going to Hiva Oa island right? He needs to catch some Ahi and throw the sailfish back 
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Well the fishing tackle has been put away for a while, as I have a freezer full of sail fish, about 1pm I hooked onto a bill fish of some kind it jumped dived and nearly stopped the boat and when it went down it was like pulling up a dead weight, then it pulled the hook and was gone. I was happy about that because what do you do with a fish that big. anyhow left the line out and about 3pm the bucket shot across the cockpit (this is my bite indicator) and an hour later I have one sail fish laying over the back seats about 5 foot something long . I cut 6 good fillets the same length as the freezer. So no more fishing till I need too. The clean up is just too much work.
Pos as of 00,01 utc 07,30 S 136,31 W
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(..whilst trying to imagine a 5 foot something fish lying on one of his cockpit seats..) Are you sure it's not a mermaid, Simon?? It's illegal to take those, you know!! 
I hope he's taking photos of all this. The story would earn him a write-up in a fishing magazine for sure!..
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POS at 19:00 utc, 12pm Pdst,5pm Aus 09'22 S 137,14 course 240 mag, can you guess which island.
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less than 200 miles from land!
09 22 S 137 14 W
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POS at 19:00 utc, 12pm Pdst,5pm Aus 09'22 S 137,14 course 240 mag, can you guess which island.
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I would have said Hiva, but if I had to guess based on his path, it looks like he's heading for this little gem of a harbor -10.4643° -138.665°
I know nothing of these islands other than what I can read searching google and wikipedia.
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almost patiently waiting for the update
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Has to be Hiva, Fatu does not have a port of entry and according to Noonsite they are quite strict about the legalities.
Then again he is a bloody Australian......she'll be right mate.....
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Fair winds and godspeed Simon!
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