We had motored the last 6 hrs as the wind had dropped and the guys were sick of going no where fast. When they started up the motor and put it into reverse to get the higher ratio the noise it was making sounded like they had hit a reef and were trying to free the boat. I came up on deck fully convinced that this had happened only to be assured we were not, so returned to the bunk to try and get some sleep with the iron sail roaring in my head.
It was when we were setting the anchor Bob realised we didn't have reverse, so after we had settled he thought it a good idea to check out the transmission. Not a good story here, looks like we need to ring someone who can come out and have a look and tell us the sad news.
It was sad news, so we will be staying here until they have located parts, might have to access them from Sweden if they are not available here and it will be approximately 10 days before it can be fixed.
In the meantime the boys had got the kayak off and were having fun on that, decided it was too cold to swim, but with two boys on a one man kayak it took three minutes and they were both swimming.
They then spent most of the morning roaring around in the zodiac doing what boys love doing.
Lyndon and Cherie rang to say they would be arriving in an hour and a half. They arrived and there was no zodiac to pick them up as the boys had dissapeared, left phones on the boat, so couldn't contact them, fortunately they appeared and saw the parents so picked them up and ferried them out to the yacht.
Lunch over it was time for them to pack up and head back to Perth, so we bid them farewell and settled into being just the 3 of us on board.
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