Do we stay or do we go?
Still very happy on the boat in Tanja marina but now considering going back to Gibraltar for the repair. The work on the boom has ground to a halt as the man from Rif Mountains was too busy. So work was not going forward.
Decision made, a new chapter begins. Sail to Gibraltar in the morning. For those who are interested only, you can find more details what happened to our boom here
With a broken boom it is not possible to use the main sail. So we sailed jib and jigger as Donna calls it. The wind was from the East, the famous Levanter. Wind against tide causes nasty short waves which when sailing into often steers the boat off course.
On arrival at Queensway marina the wind was favourable so Stefan decided to moor stern first. Performed by the book…Amel owners would be proud of Stefan.
Back in Europe,in Gibraltar once again. Stella had already decided in Tangiers that she wants to buy a paddle board as soon as possible. So lets take this opportunity, time for a bus ride to Decathlon Los Barios in Spain.
Great news! Hurray, the boom has been repaired!
Of course it needs a little paint which we will do ourselves later. If you are interested in the full boom story, its here.
