When I woke up the sun was already shining brightly in the sky. I didn’t have much chance to sleep last night as I went by two small lights that must have been from ships… But then there were lights all over the horizon…I counted eight small lights, none moving, and my radar screen hardly showed anything. Looking for position lights I couldn’t see any so I started wondering if those lights were coming from boats at all, the more so since I didn’t get any answer to my calls on the VHF-radio. So I sailed all night long with those lights in sight until dawn when I could now see far in the distance the night clouds heavy with rain curtains moving away. That is when the secret of the mysterious lights unfolded…. a group of fishing boats had been close by all night. Before the very last one slid over the horizon, I had my binoculars in hand and could confirm that indeed that’s what my night lights were all along… Guppy is still sailing close hauled but on the right course now and I can catch some sleep. So no more complaining from me about that and I am just enjoying my sailing to the fullest.

Laura