[password]seabird14
[position]12 05 S 096 53 E
[status]Arrived Cocos Keeling at 0700 local after a night of lots of squalls. But the fun was just beginning as our engine failed, it was blowing 30 kts and the sun was rising in our eyes. It was all hands on deck for this one! Thankfully, we had the tide in our favor as it was high at 0730 local. We anchored up just outside the main island group to attempt a repair. After no quick solution found after an hour we took advantage of the high tide, upped anchor against 30 kts, short tacked with our staysail only, dodged bommies, and crossed a bar with only 2 feet clearance at one point. Managed to tack up into the wind, drop the hook in a patch of sand, and then 5 mins later customs arrived... We are now checked in, getting our heart rates back to normal, and will diagnose after some coffee...
[weather] 15-20kt SSE
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