Timoneer is in Charleston SC
Noon Position 32deg 47N 79deg 57W
Course – Degrees Speed – Knots Day’s Run – 167 Miles
Weather – Grey and drizzle
Wind – 12 knots from N
Our afternoon yesterday suddenly got exciting when we noticed the headboard car on the mainsail had broken away from the mast track and the sail was only held on by the bolt rope. The sail came down surprisingly well and since we were motoring again we put out the fishing lines for the last 2 hours of daylight. We caught a small Mahi Mahi but threw it back as it was not big enough to feed the crew. We spent a rolly night motoring with just the staysail.
This morning we followed a cruise ship up the channel in to Charleston Harbour. Once out of the swell we hoisted the mainsail to take it off. We have a new mainsail and luckily also a new head car arriving here tomorrow.
Timoneer will be in Charleston doing maintenance for the rest of November.
JC