Back to Honeymoon Beach

After a pleasant time in Tahiti it was time to start working our way west again.  We left early in the afternoon, with almost no wind. We motor-sailed for a while, and then sailed for a few hours, before the wind died again. Around Midnight we got a nice squall of a little over 20 knots. Our speed increased to around 10 knots and we were enjoying some night sailing when I heard the dreaded sound of a small piece of metal hitting the deck. The biggest fear is that it is one of the tiny pins that attach the shrouds to the mast.  I was unable to find where the piece of metal came from.

Then came the pounding on the cockpit roof! A quick inspection and it became clear that we had lost the pin that holds up half the lazy jack system.  Half the sail-cover and the lazy jack system were flapping in the breeze.  We hooked up a spare halyard to the lazy jack and were able to Mickey-Mouse it back together again.

Now we are back at Honeymoon beach enjoying volleyball with our friends from Paje, and some of the locals.

We are having a great time here!!

Courage