Loosely indicated on Admiralty charts dating from the 19th century is an atoll called Beveridge Reef. On our electronic navigation charts it's a brown blob in the middle of the ocean. Meticulously measured with GPS and widely available to cruisers are the waypoints to direct a yacht safely into the protected anchor Beveridge is a sea mount that rises from the sea floor 3 plus miles below. It's a 3 mile diameter reef with a wide and safe entrance channel on the protected leeward side. We went from 3000 to 4000m under the keel, 3m seas and 25 knot winds through the channel into flat seas and 8m under the keel. After you've been rolling over waves and falling into troughs this is sanctuary. Once we were happy the anchor was set well there was time for a fresh fish supper before falling into bed. It had only been a 2 night passage but sometimes these are more tiring because you don't have time to adjust to the rhythm of night watches.
On the way here we caught 2 dorado, also known as mahi mahi, one on each line. With our new super strength fishing line bought in Bora Bora we were able to hold on to and reel in a 20lbs female on line one and an 18lbs male on line two. On board they filled the cockpit. As you can see Polly helped with the filleting, Between them we got 20lbs of boneless, skinless fillets for the freezer.
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