Delfini - day 21 - 11 dec

.... having asked for wind some days ago we got crazy portions yesterday afternoon and a couple of very powerful squall induced gibes completed destroyed our lewmar main sheet traveller car having bent a straight 10mm pin into a U shape so we were forced to motor to pin the main against the shrouds while make up a jury repair - wind speed was in excess of 30 knots and averaged 25 knots most of the rest of the afternoon and into the evening - yacht xaradolla kindly called us up and after a brief chat we went our various ways

All night wind and water built up significantly more than forecast and we were glad to find morning and sunshine making everything look a bit better - water had subsided a bit so we reluctantly turned to wind to drop the main and carried on with poled out reeved genoa

Plotter says 445 nm To go and we are now good and ready for a rum - or two