Friday 26 April Bundaberg

The fleet left Kingfisher in light winds with the expectation of it filling in as the day progressed to travel 50nm on to the port of Bundaberg. The first 15 miles of the trip is through shallow channels between sandbanks – it rarely got to 10m deep. Eight miles in to the passage and Circe sailed up on our port side close enough for us to have an easy chat and call out to their two wee dogs. Ten minutes later Chilli Heat joined the party asking why we hadn't caught any fish yet. Then the wind started to pick up and we parted.

The wind was from directly behind so we put up our twin headsails which are perfect for these conditions. Once the sails were up we sat back to enjoy the day and it turned into an auspicious day for fishing – David landed an even bigger wahoo than the one we caught off Danger Point. It took a lot of playing and reeling in to land this monster, perhaps ten or fifteen minutes, which gave me time to prepare the gaff, the line to snare the tail and the sharp knife for quick dispatch. Once we'd landed him we measured and found it was 1.5m, 4.5' and an estimated 50lbs, possibly more.

one that didn't get away

After filleting, I filled our freezer with one side, 15 meals for two people, and chilled the rest to give to Bruce and Sue Chilli Heat and John and Jane Circe when we arrive at Bundy. We arrived just as the sun was setting and anchored in an area known as The pool adjacent to the marina where Chilli and Circe were heading.