Thwarted once again. The weather is calming down (oh yeah?) but the early morning departure today 30th, is a no-go. Maybe by midday. Anyway, it's been rough in the anchorage and the boat has been moving around a lot, 'pleased'  to see that the leak has only increased by 0.3 litre per hour,to 2.3 litres per hour,  hopefully that'll be the worst it gets. As the combined pumps and bucket can shift something like 250litres- 300 litres  per hour (more in full 'panic mode'!)I think there's a reasonable safety margin there! In any event we'll be sailing in convoy with Mohea.

Thanks for all the emails and good wishes, much appreciated, even the one from the insensitive swine about the new cocktail, 'Troutbridge on the Rocks' (yes Williams, that's you :)