We left Reunion Island intending to sail to Richard’s Bay, South Africa but there were depressions along the way that had us altering course and making additional stops. Our first leg ended up being Reunion to Madagascar. Although we altered course to avoid the worst of the weather, there was still a lot of weather we couldn’t escape. We had up to 40kts and the biggest seas I think we’ve seen so far. We tore the main sail the first time we raised it after sailing with only a reefed jib. The mainsail repair took a few hours of prep one day-taking it off the cars, cutting material etc., and then most of the day the second day. Everyone helped with the repair, the pic above showing Ken sewing with Cedric’s help.