Wildlife encounters for cruising sailors — what to catch, what to respect, and what to just watch in silence
The trailing lure setup that catches mahi-mahi, tuna, and wahoo at passage speed. The tuna reality, catch-and-clean protocol, the sashimi moment at sea, and what the fish species tell you about where you are on the ocean.
Read →The collision reality, the watch protocol for sleeping whales, what to do if you strike one, the orca incidents in the Strait of Gibraltar, and the good encounters — humpbacks in Tonga, blue whales in the Azores.
Read →Why dolphins ride bow waves, the species you'll encounter offshore, what happens when they arrive at 3am and light up the water in bioluminescent fire, the maritime superstitions, and when a sudden dolphin departure means something.
Read →The albatross and why you never kill one, Wilson's storm petrel, Cory's shearwater skimming the wave faces, the booby that lands on your deck, frigatebirds as the kleptoparasites and land indicators of the open ocean.
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