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Jadamama - Jadamama Day 12 Blog - Metamorphosis



Metamorphosis

Ok, a bit of a grand title today, but an apt one nonetheless. If you have been following our blogs, you will be aware that our new Trade Wind sail had some issues last week, so our Blue Butterfly was in hibernation for the past week while, firstly we figured out how to cure her ills, then how to recover from them. Today, after much unwrapping, sewing, stitching and sticking, we were ready for her rebirth.

So the butterfly became a caterpillar as we wrapped her ample wings around her central core as tightly as we could manage. The caterpillar then crawled onto the foredeck, and with the aid of the some energy input from us slowly climbed up to the top of the mast, where, almost miraculously, she morphed once again into her spectacular blue butterfly self.

She is now wafting us sedately, but directly, towards our final destination in a race against what appears to be the peripatetic Doldrums ahead.

Much thanks are due to all the crew for so much effort involving pricked fingers, frayed thread, and sometimes tempers, bent needles, and endless stitching. Also to the North Sails team for their advice on how best to effect repairs.

And after all that, the culprit …… the dreaded chafe!

Polly

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