A fine day with lighter wind, so we could get ashore, do some shopping and pay for our mooring. Then topped up the water and headed over to Eigg. After a while we had a good wind to sail (a beat as expected) and all was going well until the tack of the genoa pulled off the furling gear. It seems that this highly stressed component is made entirely of plastic - I would be happier to see some metal in it. Tied it up with string and made various phone calls to try to arrange to get it fixed.
Anchored outside the harbour at Eigg (Galmisdale) and waited for the tide to rise enough to get in, which we eventually did around 8pm.
No plan to go anywhere tomorrow as strong wind is forecast - just clean the bottom of the boat and try to arrange for the furling gear to be repaired.
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| View of Eigg and Rum (before the genoa tack panic) |
