Sailing 469 Miles For Warranty Work
Our 469 mile passage to the HH factory in Cebu has begun. We're sailing all that way for warranty work. We had originally planned to sail north to Subic Bay because it was an easier sail and we had faith that Asia Pacific Marine would do a fine job. But once we discovered the engine issue, HH said they'd prefer to tackle the work at their factory, instead of a yard. Our haul-out appointment is in less than 10 days, so we won't have much time to play...but there's always time for a little exploration.
Like all our sailing in the Philippines, we can't sail overnight. There are too many small fishing vessels, and fishing debris, that are difficult to see during the day, much less at night. And while radar is fantastic, the fishing buoys are simply to small to be picked up. Which means for this passage, we are in for a lot of long days of sailing and each night we'll have to hunt for a safe anchorage.
We have very little wind predicted, if any at all, and our engines are running hot and drinking coolant like a drought is coming. So our goal is to sail as much as possible and motor as little as possible.
Thankfully, we bought a boat with light wind sailing in mind. Albeit not with this exact scenario in mind, but it makes for a good challenge. Now we're about to find out just how low we can go.
Plus, as the miles and days tick by we get back into old passage making pastimes. Like making pineapple beer!
Full Tepache recipe can be found here👇
Nikki Wynn
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