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The Thopaga is a Balearic schooner, built in 1924, which once served to transport citrus fruits and terracotta goods across the Mediterranean. Gérald Delgado, her shipowner, has a fondness for Catalan-style tuna. Like all sailors, he is a proud fisherman, and one day, when the Röstis (a Swiss potato specialty) he was offered failed to please him, he grabbed his trusty bamboo rod from the Ebro Delta — which never left his side — and headed off to clear his head and rethink his menu. Alone at the stern of the boat, he began casting his trolling line and waited patiently; the wind filled the sails and the Thopaga sped along off the coast of Tunisia. The weather was fine and the air was pleasant, despite his empty stomach, when suddenly — a bite! But what a bite!
Braced against the gunwale, Gérald was running through the entire directory of swear words he knew in the various languages he was required to speak as a shipowner — in Spanish, of course, in Catalan, in English, in Arabic, and even in French! After 8 hours of an impressive struggle, he finally gained the upper hand over his fish. A magnificent Bluefin Tuna — some say it weighed over 500 kilos, while others dare not even mention its weight, such is their awe…
Gerald, having put away his Ebro bamboo rod, made his way to the saloon and, in his booming voice, proclaimed:
I’m hungry!
Le Thopaga a coulé quelques années plus tard, en se rendant au rassemblement des vieux voiliers de Brest 2008, il repose à 116 mètres de fond. Il attend qu’on le remonte.