Saturday, September 15, 2007 - Heavy Rain
15 September 2007 | Niuatoputapu, Tonga
Don
The South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) is back and the weather maps show it going right through Niuatoputapu. This, along with a trough of low pressure has brought unseasonably heavy rain and wind. Early this morning in 30 knots of wind the Finnish boat dragged its anchor and collided with an American boat. The damage to the boats was minimal but the damage to Finnish pride, I would guess, was considerable. It's not like the Finns were inexperienced. They have been out cruising for eight years making two ocean crossings and transiting the Panama Canal. Luckily it was a minor event.
I finally caught a fish for dinner. It was a blue fin trevally of which I have caught many in the past four months. There is no comparison to tuna or wahoo but it made a nice meal nonetheless.
All else is well onboard. I had hoped to leave tomorrow but looks like the weather will keep me here for a few more days.