The last three days can be summarized relatively short. Monday was again devoted to the underwater world. The cute porcupine fish had I'm always taken, and so I signed up again for two dives on Divespot “Malpique” an. Like two days earlier, the trips were in the depths of the underwater world very beautiful. To my great happiness, was the porcupine fish still in the same place and even seemingly good mood. He patiently let the camera flashes of the cameras go through, before he turned back and disappeared into his cave. The highlight of the day, however, was our guide Ronni, that he for the first time ever, two seahorses discovered. As the day before, we were closing all still together with sandwiches and beer. To my amazement,, I have terribly frozen for the second dive and liked twenty minutes, to be back on the beach. My mistake was probably, I had kept on the suit in the break and was cooled slowly, without realizing it. Re-learned what!

About 20:20 are Joanna and Marcel came with dog Max on a bottle of wine over. Max slept almost all the time under the sweater of Marcel and behaved very exemplary. The three sailed with your Koopmanns steel yacht of Bremerhaven up to this point, and shortly before jumping to Brazil. About 23.30 I was really happy and managed, endlich in der Koje zu liegen 🙂

On Tuesday, boat care was announced. For many months, the sliding door jammed from the cockpit to decline. Worse yet, that the surface of the sliding door across the entire width got more and more deep scratches in the gelcoat, because the door also cut on the instrument panel and headlight fairing. The middle of last year, I had the whole thing ever broken consuming, get and only with difficulty together again. Before the door but would be completely in the bucket, I ventured a new attempt. It made me great joy to see, that this time I managed, align the door almost perfect in the rail system on all sides. After the fine adjustment no grinding noises were heard. Also, do not, after all covers were refitted. The door is now running so easily, that one must be careful, not to let them pop with too much momentum to the castle. The heavily scratched surface was carefully matched with a special polishing paste and a Bosch Delta Sander back in shape. The result was myself very confident and I could not believe it, that the door after treatment looked like new again. Now makes it even more fun to come on board. Every day I was the “Eyesore” annoyed but I did not help me. Now everything is back in butter and I was able to broaden my experience in dealing with gelcoat and fiberglass again. At the end of the evening there was a fish dish in the local restaurant along with Manuela and Peter, who had arrived on Sunday with your SY MELODY Tazacorte.

Today from tomorrow 06:00 put my sympathetic French neighbors Annick and Louis with your SY Tamarin, For the second time this week from. They had come back on Monday evening after your departure unexpectedly again. The wind had over 35 Gained node and after 3 Can again be reversed by Tazacorte hours. We'll see you next week in San Miguel in Tenerife again. Half an hour after the departure of the SY Tamarin, had a charter crew on a large yacht Bavaria significant difficulties, to turn your boat into the wind and go out of the harbor. It seemed to be a huge act because the engine had been running for 20 Minutes, and they spoke repeatedly about the impending landing maneuvers. Secretly, I asked myself, how should I manage alone on board, what crews have a headache with eight heads. With a strange boat which is of course something other than its own, that one knows better. The rest of the day I spent with the remaining cosmetic repairs to the boat. Around noon, Manu and Peter are still came with a piece of cake and a pot of coffee over. On that occasion, the two are brought on board with us a few more details about the current navigation electronics a. In the afternoon, a French racing yacht with a broken mast was a. Another yacht with a broken mast to be today introduced. The poor fellows are probably the most surprising emerging and fierce winds and gusts proved fatal. To be on the road in the Canaries with reefed, is really no shame! Tomorrow is my journey 12 Clock go back to San Miguel / Tenerife. The wind will be moderate and make the night ride for me bearable. So slowly I am getting used to the right-handed sailing. But I am looking forward, that Katja on 7. February will be back on board!