Over night as predicted the swell calmed down and we both slept well. There wasn’t any real hurry to get away as the tidal stream wouldn’t be running our way until 1040hrs, l pulled up the anchor at 1000hrs and we headed south across Mevagissey Bay towards Chapel Point on just Elektra’s genoa, on the way l pulled up her mainsail with one reef. The wind was variable close in under the cliffs and around the Dodman Point.
But Elektra had covered the 5nm in one hour. Once around the Dodman Point the wind picked up and l rolled the first reef into the genoa, Elektra was logging 6kts with Vicki at the helm. When l took the helm after 2hrs the wind had eased a bit and so l let out all the genoa again. Then at about 1300hrs with 2nm to our way point the genoa head and the halyard parted and the genoa luff went noticeable slack. So l started her engine and rolled away her genoa as best l could and we motored in and dropped anchor in the Precuil River 50mins later.
It was time for some food before l climbed the mast to investigate. Our friend Gary was also at anchor in the Precuil River and offered to help. Having been up the mast with tools and a replacement shackle which was to big, l came down again to reorganise. It turned out to be a broken shackle between the head of the genoa and top swivel on the furler, all sorted on the 2nd time up the mast.
Love Sailing 