Monday morning we awoke to a beautiful sunrise. The Sea was so still all day that sometimes the reflection of the clouds made it hard to see where the ocean met the sky.
With the bay so calm went up the mast with B holding the safety line, to check everything. I discovered the main halyard pully was damaged and has the risk of slicing the Halyard. I changed over the Topping lift and the Halyard as a temporary fix. Next I replaced the deck lights and brackets that had rusted. We had noticed that the stitching on part of the Staysail had unstitched, so we pulled the Staysail down off the furler and got the sewing machine out. With the sail spread across the foredeck we were able to repair the sail. In the meantime B repaired the fraying flag.The wind was just starting to blow a small breeze as we finished hoisting the sail back up the furler.
This morning was quiet again so we took the time to go for a snorkel. The reef was in good shape with an array of corral species. This also meant an abundance of fish life. That was one of the best snorkelling so far.
This afternoon two small yachts came in the Harbour and anchored nearby and crafted together. Four o’clock a squall hit. The two boats didn’t have time to unraft and we’re only held by the anchor of one of them. They dragged a little bit towards us and then seemed to hold. Our concern was they were now very close to where we layed our anchor. We didn’t want them to hook our chain and pull our anchor out of the sand. Both them and us watched the boats movements closely for the next hour and a half. The wind and rain died down a little an the boats separated, one moving off to anchor on his own.
