Still searching and steaming east south east! Last night we talked with the Spaniards! We are way down in Biscay - Captain Edwards is doing his nut in, as very little is happening, but as we all know paitience is a vertue! Ere you tomorrow!

Weather is northwest 6 to 8 - this job is menta! We've got all the lines out and they are working no problem. Had a full house, fish on all hooks at the same time, we got 45 fish in two days - not bad for beginners! Not many tangles for the weather we're havin, if the weather was fine it would be brillant. It's the best fishing I have done, what a buzz - fish and hooks going everywhere, Captain Edwards like a lunatic as ever and we have contact with our Basque friends again! Got to go and make more hooks up, all home made.

We steamed to king arthurs canyon wsw of newlyn 250mm but no fish - weather been shit 6 to 8nw wind, its been an adventure already. Good news: spoke to our basque contact on big set and they have good fishing about 350 nm se of us so we’re steaming down to our basque friends to work with them - history in the making - seen plenty of whales no dolphins yet not had a lot of sleep but don’t need much with this job - fishing gear seems to be working well and looks the part that’s for sure - all the lines are out not many tangles yet touch wood!

Both boats are now ready to go. The Charisma set sail 17.00 hours and will arrive on the fishing grounds on Friday morning and will start fishing at 05.30hrs. We on the Nova Spero are due to leave Friday afternoon and hope to start fishing long last on Sunday morning. I am really excited that we are underway and I am looking forward to a successful first trip and season.It has taken a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get this far and I like to thank all those who have helped along the way, particularly the fishermen we spoke to in the Basque port of Bermeo.I would like to thank DEFRA for stumping up the money and the CFPO, especially big bird at the CFPO office, for the long hours he's put in to it, as well and Julia for the long hours she's about to put in too!Speak to you soon once we are fishing!