moonshadowstar

Date: 24 Dec 2009 19:23:48

Title: halyard failure 6/12

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On 6 December the stainless steel wire rope genoa halyard failed and down it came, dumping the genoa in the sea. It weighs 75kgs dry and was a little heavier full of water. Finally we got it back on board, here is me smothering it whilst we get it secured on deck.

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Diary Entries

2013
- Feb 2013
  - Thu 21 Feb
    - ashore in Piriapolis, Uruguay
  - Wed 13 Feb
    - en route Punte del Este
  - Mon 11 Feb
    - en route uruguay
  - Tue 05 Feb
    - Canal du Sul for Florianapolis
  - Sun 03 Feb
    - Sao Franciscoa do Sul
- Jan 2013
  - Wed 30 Jan
    - Sao Sebastiao
  - Sat 26 Jan
    - No longer in the Troipics
  - Mon 14 Jan
    - ilha Grande
  - Tue 01 Jan
    - Rio de J
2012
- Dec 2012
  - Mon 31 Dec
    - Rolling down to Rio (de J)
  - Thu 27 Dec
    - Enroute Rio de Janeiro
  - Mon 24 Dec
    - Anchored Ilheus
  - Wed 19 Dec
    - Arrived Salvador, Itaparica
  - Tue 11 Dec
    - En route Salvador
  - Sun 09 Dec
    - Anchored Tamandare Bay
  - Sat 08 Dec
    - Stonking sail. Arrived Jacare
- Nov 2012
  - Sun 25 Nov
    - Arrived Fernado de Naronha
  - Thu 22 Nov
    - tacking to F de Naronha
  - Wed 21 Nov
    - to F de Naronha
  - Wed 14 Nov
    - Arrived Brazil!
  - Wed 07 Nov
    - to Fernando de Noronha 7/11/12 2000 gmt
  - Mon 05 Nov
    - to Fernando de Noronha 5/11/12 1800 gmt
  - Sun 04 Nov
    - to Fernando de Noronha 4/11/12 1500 gmt
  - Fri 02 Nov
    - to Fernando de Noronha 2/11/12 0000 gmt
- Oct 2012
  - Mon 29 Oct
    - Devils Island, Fr Guiana 27/10/12 AWOB
  - Fri 26 Oct
    - twds Fr Guiana 25/10/12 0600 gmtAWOB
  - Wed 24 Oct
    - to French Guiana 24/10/12 0600 gmt
  - Tue 23 Oct
    - to French Guiana 23/10/12 0600 gmt
  - Mon 22 Oct
    - en route to French Guiana 22/10/12 0600 gmt
  - Thu 18 Oct
  - Sun 14 Oct
    - position 11deg 09'.5N 60deg 50'.6
- Sep 2012
  - Sat 29 Sep
    - 10 deg 40'5 N 61 deg 38.3W
  - Tue 11 Sep
    - 12 01.4N 61 40.7W
2009
- Dec 2009
  - Wed 30 Dec
    - position 14:04N 60:57W
  - Thu 24 Dec
  - Sun 20 Dec
    - position 13:05N 59:37W Arrived!!!!!!!!!!
  - Sat 19 Dec
    - position 13:48N 55:01W
  - Fri 18 Dec
    - position 13:43N 55:01W
    - position 13:58N 51:57W
  - Tue 15 Dec
    - position 14.22N 45:57W
  - Mon 14 Dec
    - position 14:47N 43:33W
  - Sun 13 Dec
    - position 15.30N 40.50W
  - Sat 12 Dec
    - position 16:15N 38:40W
  - Fri 11 Dec
    - Position 16:25N 35:44W
  - Thu 10 Dec
    - position 16:48N 33:09W
  - Wed 09 Dec
    - Position 17:18N 30:52W
  - Tue 08 Dec
    - Position 18:59N 29:04W
  - Mon 07 Dec
    - Position 19:22N 26:07W
  - Sun 06 Dec
    - position 28:20N 24:09W
  - Sat 05 Dec
    - 22:42N 22:42W
  - Fri 04 Dec
    - Position 24.44N 20:38W
  - Thu 03 Dec
    - 26:40N 18:51W
  - Tue 01 Dec
- Nov 2009
  - Mon 30 Nov
    - en route to canaries
  - Thu 26 Nov
    - 28.02N 16.42W
  - Sun 22 Nov
- Oct 2009
  - Tue 13 Oct
    - Madeira
  - Mon 12 Oct
    - Madeira
    - land ahoy! Madeira
  - Tue 06 Oct
    - Lagos, Portgal