09/11/02
We are still motoring today, as there is still no wind. Eric patched up the broken slide-batten connections this morning, so in the event the wind does come up we can fly the full main. We are getting to a point where fuel usage is a problem. We also were able to replace the man overboard pole flag in the sleeve. The sleeve comes loose sometimes when the wind comes up, and during this last gale, the sleeve was pushed all the way to the top of the backstay and was hung up on the insulator for a couple of days. We were afraid we would need to go up the mast to get it down.
Today is of course the first anniversary of the World Trade Center attack, and I am remembering the horrible events of that day, as we sit “safely” in the South Atlantic, far from any terrorist target. I will be listening attentively to BBC world service tonight to see if anything else happens today.
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