Jenain's Passage to South Africa!!
Conmgratulations to Bill and Marlyse (and Jenain), on crossing from South America to South Africa, safely:
Well we crossed from Piriapolis in Uruguay, to Simon’s Town in South Africa, non stop in 27 days and 7 hours.(Average speed 6 knots. We had lots of problems with the mainsail, which is
simply rotten. We used it mainly with 3 reefs in, as it tore so easily.) As a result we sailed much more conservatively than is usual for us, and also spent many hours either sewing the sail or later using contact cement to glue patches on. This was more successful than sewing, but could only be attempted when the sail was dry. Given the weather that we had, this was not easy, but the few calm, windless days were utilized for mainsail repairs.
Jenain as usual was just great. We had three gales in the first 11 days, and put in a lot of 150 plus mile days. Besides the mainsail, the main halyard broke once, necessitating a trip up the mast. We also broke a few steering lines on the Aries, but that was all.
Well we crossed from Piriapolis in Uruguay, to Simon’s Town in South Africa, non stop in 27 days and 7 hours.(Average speed 6 knots. We had lots of problems with the mainsail, which is
simply rotten. We used it mainly with 3 reefs in, as it tore so easily.) As a result we sailed much more conservatively than is usual for us, and also spent many hours either sewing the sail or later using contact cement to glue patches on. This was more successful than sewing, but could only be attempted when the sail was dry. Given the weather that we had, this was not easy, but the few calm, windless days were utilized for mainsail repairs.
Jenain as usual was just great. We had three gales in the first 11 days, and put in a lot of 150 plus mile days. Besides the mainsail, the main halyard broke once, necessitating a trip up the mast. We also broke a few steering lines on the Aries, but that was all.
posted by Ellen Landrum at 10:43 AM
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