Star shower, Monday 17 October 2017, 19:19 local

On our monday night sail we had the privilege to witness the re-entry of the body parts of SL-4 R/B or the Progress MS-07, a Russian cargo spacecraft. It was like fireworks in the sky lasting more then a minute. Here is a link with further information:
http://alsadeemastronomy.ae/spacecraft-re-entry-sighted-in-the-uae/

SD50 cone clutch

Reverse was not giving any more power. Yanmar traced the problem to the cone clutch reverse gear, which needs to be changed. This seems to be a common problem on SD50 saildrives.

3Di head repair

At the top of the 3Di main the luff tape gets worn on port side during drops. The Sailrite sewing machine allowed for a quick repair, it's strong and powerfull enough to sew the head.