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Cape
Town - South Africa
We
intend to make the Hout Bay marina, on the southern side of the city, our base
for a while, but one night a deep sea fishing boat with a drunken skipper at the
helm hits Fallado's starboard bow, pushing her into the pontoon behind. The
catamaran beside us is cut in two and sunk, so we are thankful the damage to
Fallado is not greater, however we must move to the Royal Cape Yacht Club's haul
out facility to repair her. The repair yard are not willing to start repairs
until they have the insurance money from the fishing boat, after protracted
negotiations we can eventually start the job. It is very late in the season when
we are ready to leave, the other cruising boats have left months before. Instead
of attempting a direct passage out into the South Atlantic towards the island of
St Helena, we make the decision to head northwards, hugging the coastline. That
way, if one of the strong winter cold fronts comes pummeling through, we still
have the option of running into a harbour for shelter
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