The weekend kicked off with an excellent braai at Hebe Haven — lamb on the spit, boerewors and craft beer. Saturday morning brought a glorious blue sky and a light easterly for the pursuit-start rally up to Mirs Bay.
Malarky's Genoa was in the shop for repairs, so we retired from the race and motored up to Long Harbour instead. The point of the trip was never really the race.
We anchored at Ko Lo Wan ahead of the evening's organised seafood dinner — a HK$200-a-head feast that was an absolute bargain. We slept on deck under the stars until the wind dropped around 3am and the mosquitoes invaded.
The trip home in a strengthening northeasterly was rough enough that we ran main and mizzen for stability. We were both glad to see the flat water of Outer Port Shelter, and finally cut the engine for a slow, peaceful sail home.
