He last spoke to him when he shook his hand and wished him good luck as he embarked on an adventure he had been looking forward to for two years. Sanders said his son told him he might have to cut the fishing trip short because of the poor weather forecast. "He was worried about the forecast for the last day or so that he was fishing. He told me that before he went - 'the forecast doesn't look good, we might have to come back early'." A weather warning was issued on Saturday morning, two days after the Enchanter left Mangonui on a five-day trip to the Three Kings Islands north of Cape Reinga.