The boys succeeded with the watermaker pump fix, much to our delight.
Meanwhile we packed the grab bag - to be taken if we have to abandon ship and take to the liferaft.
It is full of useful bits of survival kit that we hope we will never need to use.
Next, up the mast. Bridget and Sophia taped protective antichafe covers (swimming noodle floats) to the crosstrees to prevent the mainsail from chafe when we are running downwind with the mainsail fully out.
We finished up at the dinghy park for a sundowner beer with other ARC sailors, a good way to get to know others. We met a French crew who are also sailing a Boreal, and the Truenorth team.
A busy successful day!