Set out early today with fishing gear, and no plan of where we were going, but we ended up on the corner of Waiheke in a nice little bay for lunch, thanks to Jess and her awesome salad making skills (Wise Cicada health cafe lost a great salad maker !). Hot day, great for a swim.
We left Waiheke at 3pm, and with the first reef in, we did a downwinder from Waiheke. The wind was real strong compared to our sheltered bay, and we ended up doing 7 knots plus, before needing to do a ill planned jibe to avoid a reef, at which point the boom came across, and boom! the boom snapped, almost taking off Jess's head.
We continued sailing, but retrieved the sections of boom, and removed the mainsail, and chucked it all in the cabin to sort out at the jetty. Bit disappointing, but the booms on the F6's seem prone to failure, especially when carrying the spinnaker pole on them too.
Long uncomfortable motor home, and another job to do on the boat... at least it didn't happen when we were on holiday...
