Damage report

So what broke along the way? From Halifax to Bermuda we were relatively damage free. The only thing that broke was one small cleat. Sadly for Stuart it was the cleat attaching his lee cloth to the bulkhead and it resulted in him doing a ninety degree midair flip and ending up on the cabin floor.

From Bermuda to BVIs we had a bit more damage but still nothing serious. Three days out Junior blocked up the head and there was nothing we could do to fix it, it had to come apart. Sandy and Jim worked for a couple of hours until Jim was feeling ill and Sandy had to lie down. I took over and with Sandy's assistance and the occasional rush to the cockpit for a gulp of fresh air to try and keep breakfast down, we found the block and had a functioning head again. Beer time.

A couple of nights later the furling line parted from the drum, rolling out the entire jib, downwind in about 25 knots. Three guys on the foredeck and thirty minutes later we were off and running again with the jib lashed down and the storm jib and number 2 reef pulling along at 8 knots.

Looking back, not all bad for a 1600 mile trip. Note: The boat GPS shows Thrumcap shoal at 1587 nautical miles from here. And with a forecast of 15cm of snow in Halifax tomorrow, life is pretty sweet.