Day 21, June 12, report from ET3, dictated via sat phone

 

Minor broach during the night, boomed out jib got in a tangle. Eventually got jib safely furled and three reefs taken in the main.  It was very difficult to sort it out in the dark with no moon.

 

Wind veered from East to South overnight, force 6-7.  28 knots for most of the day.  It seems to have dropped to force 6 this evening.

 

Water leaking through the chart table window.  It seems to have killed the battery meter and fuel tank meter.

 

Storm jib halyard chaffed through against one of the spreaders.

 

Hard beat against the wind all day but heading west quite well.

 

ENDS