We want you to know that both of us are fine and the boat is fine. We had a fairly major failure however today. The autopilot stopped working for no reason and the boat accidentally \”gybed\”. This cause two lines to break, the boom to swing to the wrong side and break it\’s mandril out of the cover. This will require us to go back to Cape Town for repairs. I estimate a minimum of 4-6 weeks once we arrive. Arriving is another story by itself. We are currently 38 miles north of Luderitz and heading back against the 25 knots of wind plus sea. Uncomfortable, but we\’ll be anchored before dark. Once there, I\’ll give a full report and look for a weather window to motor sail (with just the front sails) back to Cape Town. No way this would be fixed in Walvis Bay, Namibia!..(or anywhere in Namibia). So again, we are unhurt. The boat is fine. Welcome to cruising!…
KIT, Scott and Nikki on at the helm…