Monday 25th July
We hauled anchor at 7:30am. Safia took the helm for the first two hours followed by Bram. We made it to Goldsmith with only 5 tacks. During one of the tacks the headsail furler jammed meaning we had to sail the rest of the way using the staysail. As we anchored in the bay we were greeted by a turtle. Before having lunch Andrew went up the mast to see if there was anything at the top of the mast that could be jamming the furler. He couldn’t see anything. He then greased the bottom of the furler as there was nothing obvious causing the problem.
After lunch Safia and Bram swam to the shore and back and Sandra jumped in for a snorkel. The water temperature is a lot cooler than normal so it wasn’t too long before everyone was back to warm up in the sun. Chill time in the afternoon with Safia reading )(and turtle spotting) and Sandra, Andrew, Bram and Sue matching wits and coming up with cunning strategies in Monopoly Deal.
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We hauled anchor at 7:30am. Safia took the helm for the first two hours followed by Bram. We made it to Goldsmith with only 5 tacks. During one of the tacks the headsail furler jammed meaning we had to sail the rest of the way using the staysail. As we anchored in the bay we were greeted by a turtle. Before having lunch Andrew went up the mast to see if there was anything at the top of the mast that could be jamming the furler. He couldn’t see anything. He then greased the bottom of the furler as there was nothing obvious causing the problem.
After lunch Safia and Bram swam to the shore and back and Sandra jumped in for a snorkel. The water temperature is a lot cooler than normal so it wasn’t too long before everyone was back to warm up in the sun. Chill time in the afternoon with Safia reading )(and turtle spotting) and Sandra, Andrew, Bram and Sue matching wits and coming up with cunning strategies in Monopoly Deal.
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