Hot Stuff - still in Las Palmas

Hello everyone,

It is clear that we needed some repairs done on Hot Stuff's starboard side to make our passage across the Atlantic a safe one. While the damage was being assessed, Sophie has been in touch with several people to communicate the situation and see where we go from here, and the team resumed its daily activities of checking the fruit, maintaining full water level in the tanks, and keeping the team spirit up. We are also following the fleet as they make their way south.

As the repair work gets done, we have established as our temporary home base the restaurant Marea Baja, where they kindly let us occupy a table almost non-stop and provide us with endless drinks and food. The repair work is taking longer than expected due to heavy rains yesterday, and our chances of catching up with the fleet seem to get slimmer by the hour.. but team morale is high, we've had lots of laughs, and we are more determined than ever to join the others. The fact that the wind has died and the fleet is moving slower forward gives us hope. This adversity has an upside as well because it is creating a strong bond between the team members and gave some of us the opportunity to visit the old town of Las Palmas and have a much needed hair cut. But we are eagerly awaiting to set sail.