We ran the engine for an hour when we left the anchorage. But it cut out, and we were forced to tack back to safety… PLUS a real-time update from the UK.
Boat Repairs (and Spectacular Diving)
It seems we have a few boat repairs ahead of us in this beautiful, tropical paradise. Nothing new there, then!
Our Rigging Broke
What if it’s the U-Bolt which holds down your rigging and stops your mast from falling over? Then imagine you’re far away from a chandlery or a workshop in a remote place where no-one speaks your language.
We’ve got 1500NM to go, but…
And, yes, you heard correctly, the countdown has begun towards our next destination, but where will that be?
Things never go to plan in a boatyard
Sailboats are seldom hauled out to do one job. And we know that once we start looking seriously underneath SY Esper, all kinds of problems we hadn’t anticipated will reveal themselves and get added to that ever-expanding list.
4 typhoons heading our way in the boatyard
Despite the advancing typhoons, we reveal our magic ingredient for cleaning the topsides, continue with the osmosis treatment, get that p-bracket sorted and introduce the boatyard staff