Our first night offshore we weren’t sure how we’d cope sleeping underway, but the sea berths set up on the settee benches with lee cloths were cozy and we were so exhausted sleeping was not a problem. We did three hour watches for this passage, with three on/three off. The first sunrise offshore was an ominous orange strip of light between the dark skies and darker seas. The sun came out, solar panels went up, and the boat handled the large rollers well.
We caught a tuna that hit before the line was even let out all the way – bit of a blood bath in the cockpit. We filled the freezer with enough meat to feed us the rest of the passage plus more. The fillets were still twitching as I cut them up for sashimi. Maybe too fresh?
We had a guest come stay with us for about a day, including an overnight – a very rare to the area Red Footed Booby. This bird has apparently only been seen in Oregon one other time in 2019. Keep your eye out for the Oregon Bird 2025 publication in which he may be featured. We identified him thanks to carrying our Seabirds anthology, as is prudent for anyone who takes to the sea.
Ophelia Offshore 
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