Sometimes it doesn't rain it just pours. Thursday night was wet and squally. Friday morning gray wet and squally, with big waves. Brian caught sight of a upturned dinghy close to the boat, it had been this way for sometime as it had lots of growth underneath. By the time we had furled the sails turned round we also managed to hook a baracuda,breaking the traveler in an accidental gybe, what with hundreds of tiny balls rolling around on deck, reeling in the barracuda and
running into a big squall we managed to loose sight of the dinghy in the poor visibility and big waves. All of us thought how difficult it would be to see a man overboard in these conditions, but the drill was usefull and a good lesson learned. We have now managed to jury rig the boom by tying the sheets on the back of the boom and using spinnaker winches to adjust. We contacted Harken in America (By sat phone) they are sending spares to Panama. The barracuda made a great supper and we are sailing again with very little difference to speed and now the sun is shining again.