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Had pretty special encounter with an Orca while anchored in Calypso yesterday. orca-compressed-720p.mp4

Mind you... All sailors are racers when they see another sail on the far horizon.... But I do think this site could do with another forum section... we have "Marine Talk", "Tech Talk", "Short Talk", "Race Talk"... I think we also need "Cruising Talk"

Productive (3 day) weekend... 1)Installed a 30L Quick Hot water system, works a treat, nice to have hot water on tap and a warm fresh water wash at the end of the day. 2) Removed the stbd genoa track cleaned and primed the deck then replaced the track on a series of Micarta/Tufnell pads all well sealed on Butyl/mastic tape with large washers beneath the deck to spread the load. The gaps in the packers allows the water to drain through... all in all, a good watertight outcome. The fasteners inside the back of the galley cupboards were a challenge to get at. Next 3 tracks are easy to a