Sailing on a Catamaran isn't all about bumbling along drinking Gin and Tonic occasionally things have to happen because "Tide and Time" don't wait for no cruiser. Today is such a day.
Today we have 6 hours to depart Gibraltar, pick up wind and sail with the tidal stream out of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean. Will we make it?
Yes we did. We blew through at 11 knots with 12.5 knots on a dead run and about 4 foot of waves.
The excitement of the passage was enhanced when the Spinnaker halyard block became detached. Snuffed sail, cut halyard to remove block reattach, gibed and hoisted. The only damage was my finger cut as I folded my sailing knife. OUCH CHUMP.
The afternoon passed with the domestic chore of sewing torn waterproof and charades on the trampoline.
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