Battling the Elements: Testing Our DIY Sailboat Fix in a 40+ Knots Gale at Sea
Karl is back in the water after welding his belly up and some other problems that needed fixing. Maria, Manny and I take off to a trial run to the Las Perlas islands and a beautiful 40+ gales comes up right on time to test all the fixes we did in yard. All good so far!
After Manny went back home again, Maria and I take off to head back to Vista Mar Marina to get our sailboats Karl and Joana ready to head down south to Ecuador.
Ahoy,
Nike & Karl
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