Makara of Exe - Dec 2nd

A good and bad day.

We discovered a split in our mail sail, just under our third reef, at about 1000 and tried a temporary repair which did not work so we had to sail with the third reef in all day.

Good news is that we caught a large Mahi Mahi fish which will keep us fed for the next 4-5 days. The credit was split between Ian who put the new lure on and gaffed the fish, Mike who hauled it in and filleted it, and Dom who reluctantly dispatched it. We had sashimi and pan fried fillets last night. We also had plenty of flying fish round the yacht, including one that hit Ian in the back and another one that managed to fly into the saloon.

Then the wind dropped so we had to motor for a while because the deadline in St Lucia is becoming tighter with flights to be caught. We are making slow progress overall but even slower with only a 3rd reef but at least we still have some of the main.

This morning we were up bright and early to try another repair for the main.

Regards
Makara Crew