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Blake - hello mainsail



Several days back with a triple reefed main we managed to catch the top batten in the shrouds and when bringing the sails down it put a tear in the luff of the mainsail, probably a 2ft strip where the bolt rope was ripped off the sail and still attached to the sliders. Bit annoying but it meant we were just under jib for the heavier weather/squalls, probably not a bad thing as easier and quicker to reef the jib in and out.

We finally had some time on calmer seas, about an hour yesterday and another 2-3 hours this morning, to make some repairs. With some yellow sail repair tape and some Frankenstein stitching we were able to get a pretty good hold. Nice to get the mainsail back up and put in a touch more boat speed.

Working on some paper chains and snowflakes to add to the festive decorations aboard and will also get the kids to do a ‘message in a bottle’. I did one on my last ARC crossing and got an email that it had washed up on a beach in Florida! Be interesting to see where this one ends up.








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