Hooray for the Y Front Genaker !

Once again the wind evaporated over night, so being Proudly South African, we hoist our huge genaker, for all World ,and the flying fish to see! Now I know why we schlepped it all this way !! We are sailing along in 7 to 10 knots , under the genaker alone, doing 4.5 to 5.5knots. The alternative of poled out slatting genoa and main is both tiring and rolly. Fed is still doing well on his second day " on trial", and if he continues to do so until noon tomorrow, we will change course to Islha De Grande.We are fairly certain that Freds problem was onc again air in the 600kg thrust hydrolic ram, which operates directly onto the quadrent, to which the rudder feedback
sensor is also connected. If the problem re appears, I will bleed it once again, cos the one thing I now have , is plenty of Hydrolic fluid! Using car brake/clutch logic does not work the same way , as when the power is off, the rams clutch is also off, allowing the ram to move without pressure, and so not flushing the cylinder of old fluid, and drawing fresh from the reservoir. Next time I will try using 10deg shifts, in "Power" mode, opening the nipple, and topping up the reservoir as I go. If only there were instructions in the owners instalation manual! At this moment Salvador is 1060nm, Rio 1493nm, and Islha grande 1540. We only did 121nm noon to noon, but we are still pretty happy given the point of sail and winds.
Mary has watched Nick Taylors video of Islha Grande 100's of times, and I was lucky enough to have a taste of it with Chris Sutton when we stopped over while bringing African Rennaisance back after the last Cape to Bahia. It is still one of the best kept secrets in the cruising world, and
has remained pretty well unchanged for many, many years. We would like to spend the next two months exploring the area, so yes Roy, I'd love to have your list of hot spots too! Our position (as we sign off for lunch of Tuna steaks with Sherry and Cranberries, served with Oriental cole slaw, and Tapenade, with freshly baked bread), is 10,2082S, 2047.55W at 12.30(utc-1)