The Agincourt ribbon Reefs had a second coral spawning and it was magical. At the Quicksilver platform at Agincourt 3, our Marine Biologist, Russell Hore predicted the December coral spawn would be more spectacular, as the waters had been cooler in the lead up to the November spawn. Russell Hore, Quicksilver Reef Biosearch Manager said “While the Agincourt Reefs experienced a coral spawning in November, we always believed that the main coral spawn would happen after the full moon in December.“ Two of Quicksilver Reef Biosearch marine biologists, Dr Glen Burns and Graham Carroll, spent the night on Agincourt 3 last night (16 Dec), hopeful that the corals would spawn. “The current water temperature on the edge of the outer reefs was perfect for coral spawning, so we were pretty confident.” And better they were, with one of the better coral spawning events witnessed in the last decade. “We witnessed the branching staghorn coral, shrubby corals and a magnificent plate coral spawning. We were privileged to record this once yearly event at Agincourt Reef.” said Dr Burns The spawning is likely to continue for the next two nights.

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We are Anthony & Cindy. Our boat is Impavidus (Latin for Fearless) In June 2018 we decided to retire early, we sold everything to sail around the world on our modified Bavaria 37. In our First season we made our way from our berth in Port Solent, Portsmouth, England. Down the South West coast of England to Dartmouth and down to the Mediterranean We crossed the North Sea/English Channel to Roscoff in France. Working our way down to Brest and on to La Rochelle, France. We spent the summer sailing around the Bay of Biscay and down through the Spanish rea’s and on to Portugal. From there we spent two weeks on the river Guardiana on the Portuguese/Spanish boarder. We entered the Mediterranean in September of that year and eventually stopped in Almeria Spain for the winter. Since then we have sailed on, through Spain, the Balearics, (where we spent 3 months) before heading back to the mainland of Spain to Barcelona and then on through Southern France and down the West Italian coast and its beautiful islands. Eventually finding a wonderful family run marina where we have wintered in Gaeta, Italy. Our two doggies Oscar George and Lady Rose are sailing with us. Both quite old they have adapted well to life aboard. We have been sailing and boating for 35 + years. Both starting at school in England; But we still learn something new every day! We are hoping to sail down the Italian coast to Sicily and on to Greece or possibly Croatia this year. We have had Impavidus since new in 2015 and we spent a full two years, while still working, adding to the equipment and inventory. Everything we thought we would need….. AIS, Long-range fuel tanks, Extra water tanks, rope cutters, a Brunton Auto prop, Extra solar, extra batteries, a freezer. Then all the ancillaries and equipment we needed. Tools, Spares, Clothing, a Rib and new outboard engine. A life raft and lots more. Our links Website; https://www.svimpavidus.com/ Patreon page; https://www.patreon.com/SVImpavidus Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/ Buy us a beer; paypal.me/SVImpavidus #Bavariayachts #medsailing #sailinginthemed #svimpavidus #boatelectrical #sailingvideos #boatsurvey #boathowto #boatmaintenance #liveaboard

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