Green Dragon Leg Two Day 6 QFB: received 20.11.08 1127 GMT
We are thrilled to get 3rd place and 3 points at the Mauritius scoring gate. This has been our sole focus since breaking the boom 2 days ago. We seem to be able to sail downwind with spinnakers quite well, and even now reaching with one reef seems OK. It’s upwind sailing that we must hope to avoid.
Our gybe went very well too thanks to a catamaran style sheeting system rigged up by Justin (Justin Slattery IRL). India still feels an awful long way away right now.
We hope to start the repair when conditions improve and when the temperature rises a bit for the glue and resin we have onboard to cure. I am not wildly optimistic, but I think the lads are looking forward to the challenge. I just have to stop them cutting the boat up in the process!
Have fun.
Ian Walker - skipper