Pelagic is on the move again.

We departed Stanley on Monday evening for a little trip to the islands in the north western region of the Falklands. Pebble, Carcass, Keppel, Saunders, West Point etc..The aim of the voyage is to gather data for some trips that I hope to run in the area next summer if we are not busy with longer trips to destinations south of the Falklands. More on this later but they will be customizable five night trips with clients joining and leaving the boat by air. The trips could be a stand alone trip for people already in the Falklands or an add on to a longer visit to the Falklands. More on that later.

Back to the present trip - We departed Stanley at 5pm and motored slowly out of the harbour as we stowed away fenders and lines and hoisted some main sail. We had already seen minke and Sei whales before we had left Port William (the sound that leads from Stanley Harbour to the ocean). We motor-sailed into a Force 4 northerly breeze until we had cleared the northern coast and could then motor directly to the west in very light and variable winds. We passed several trawlers fishing to the NW of Volunteer Point, at this time of year in that location they are probably fishing for Loligo squid.. After a beautiful sunrise we are now approaching the Eddystone Rock which lies off the northern end of Falkland Sound.