17:32.412 S  149:34.253 W

16/7/08 16:00

We came back to Papeete, tried unsuccessfully to get some fridge parts, but did a lot of provisioning.  The DC generator which is the main charging device has split its water exhaust hose and the way it has been installed it is physically impossible to get to the hose to try to repair it.  The generator will have to be removed after first removing the cockpit floor, so it looks like we will have to live without this unit until New Zealand, fortunately there is a second generator which should keep us going. We’ve been in Papeete much longer than planned due to Demetra’s arrival being 24 hours late and the Holiday Weekend, but we will escape its warm furry grip tonight.

A very bizarre very modern 100 metre yacht called Falcon turned up.  The three masts rotate 360 degrees and each contains 10 in-mast furling sails.  Hardly anything to go wrong.