Sam and Robin had a really bad first day - it took them 12 hours to get to Blanes at an average speed of 2.2 knots, heading almost straight into the wind. An overnight in Blanes and they were all ready to set off again on Tuesday, but a few miles offshore a leak developed in the engine cooling system and whenever the engine ran, water pumped into the boat! Lots of bilge pumping and a quick return to Blanes followed.
On Wednesday morning they met Juan the engineer, who advised that a full repair could take too long but a quick fix was possible with Magic Putty ( super duper epoxy resin). So they set off again at 1300 local yesterday, expecting to sail all the way to Port St Louis (120 miles?) rather than motoring in the slow bits. No word yet, but I hope that just means that the winds are light and not that they have sunk....
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Luxurious solo sleeping So, the good news is, Kalessin is in the water, and she is floating. As per the surveyor’s report, the keel has bee...
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Video of photos made for Sam's funeral Dear friends and family As I hope you all know, this year has been a difficult one for me. On ...
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I thought it might be helpful to put details of Sam's funeral online. There will be an inquest into his death because he had a fall, but... -
Sam Brown, 28 May 1940 - 6 September 2023. On Sunday 27 August, Sam was feeling a bit under the weather and stayed in bed for most of ...
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