That saying is true for sure, very happy! We caught plenty of fish, biggest was about 60lbs. some sort of billfish caught near the equator on our way to Tahiti, lasted most of the way there.
We did sail a bit in the southern ocean above 40 degrees and did encounter really impressive conditions One giant swell on our way to the cook islands from N.Z. was huge but in very nice conditions broad reaching in 12/15 kts we carried the spinnaker and surfed the swells that reached 40'. When we arrived in Rorotonga they were still clearing the roads of debris from the swell of the decade.
Here is a link to lots of pics taken last summer with a few videos toward the end of the album. brisk coastal sailing speeds of 10/12kts, with spurts on the swells up to 17kts, fun
I have a few pics of rough conditions that I cant put my hands on, but they never really show it like it is.
Cheers Richard
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