Pete Goss and his crew are now more than three weeks into their re-enactment of the original Mystery's 1854 epic journey from Newlyn to Melbourne, and clearly settling into life on board.
And the benign conditions mean the adventurer has time to enjoy the wildlife and wonders of nature as seen from the 37ft Cornish lugger.
Both Pete Goss's 14-year-old son Eliot and Pete's brother Andy have been hit by flying fish, and Pete talks in his blog of a jellyfish seen at night, "full of phosphorescence and opaque; it provides a concentrated flash that is bright enough to make one stare at its intensity".
In addition, Eliot caught a dorado, which was quickly eaten, and the crew has also seen pods of dolphins and killer whales: "We didn't get as close as we would have liked, but they were a magnificent sight and we could see them blowing as they made their way north to where, I have no idea."
Pete Goss was the first Briton to complete the Vendee Round the World race, so the start of this year's challenge, from Sables d'Olonnes, gave him cause for reflection.
After wishing the competitors well, he said of his own adventure aboard the Spirit of Mystery: "We could not be happier out here as we follow in the wake of seven amazing people who did their own Vendee in 1854."
Yesterday, in conditions which are becoming so hot that crew members are driven from the deck during the day, the Spirit of Mystery was about 60 miles west of Cape Verde.
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