T - One Day

The beginning of the final preparations were started today. The headsail repair was finished today and was put back on the boat, ready to go.

In an attempt to find some replacement bolts for the steering gear of the windvane I walked down to the Carribean equivalent of West Marine called Budget Marine. Unforetunetly just about everything seems to be closed in Trinidad on Sunday. Hopefully we will be able to find some tomorrow.

Later on today we brought the boat into dock again to fill our water tanks. All that is basically left to do is provision the boat on Monday and then we're ready to be on our way.

The TTSA (Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Association) held a regatta today. Now, the regattas that I'sailm familiar with starts at 1000 hrs on Saturday and goes until about 1700. Then on Sunday it continues from 0900 to 1500. In the Trinidad version the regatta is only on Sunday. It starts at about 1230 and goes until about 1430. They must only have time for one or two races unless they have very short courses. Its funny, every one seems to sail here but nobody seems very avid. Which is strange since they can sail in very pleasant weather all year round. Maybe there just burnt out.

Weather permitting, tomorrow will be our last full day here. It will nice to be underway and on our way.

John