Friday 27, this is unbelievable

We had resolved to return in the face of the threatened northerlies.

Set off with plenty of water in a northern tidal stream, no wind, so motor sailing under leaden skies.  A few hours into the 6-hour journey with Ray the auto-helm steering, I started some locker cover maintenance; completed the starboard lid and opened the port side. To my horror a stream of water was pumping out of the topmost connection to my new hot water tank, the crimp clip had slipped with the heat of the continually running engine. The boat was flooding.

Thankfully we were able to turn the water off and urgently pump all the water out of the bilge, without damage to the boat.

The pic shows the reattached hose with a jubilee clip.

Lovely rest of journey.

That's enough drama for one trip