Sailing Malallo ⛵️🏄

🛠️⛵🏝️ It is true what they say. Boat work in tropical locations is a reality of sailing. While at a pretty popular tourist spot full of 'sporty' longtails, our [❤️well loved!] dinghy 🚣 got a bit battered against our transom, causing a spontaneous and rapid deflationary event (or SARDE for short). When things break - and they will - you must channel your inner MacGyver and use anything you have available. Broken rudder? No worries! Let me grab my 🪥 toothbrush, a🩴flip flop, 🍳 fried egg, and a 📎 paperclip! (Not quite, but you get the idea) After the SARDE, with total deflation approaching fast and no other options, we hoisted her onto the operation table (the cockpit) and began triage ⛑️. Turns out the glue was dry in both dingy repair kits 🤦‍♂️. Mental note for the next boat shop. 👩‍⚕️ The operation; ✅ 10 stitches using sail thread for structural integrity ✅ An initial small/thin patch using the sup repair kit. Wait 2 hours to dry. ✅ A larger repair with actual hypalon, using the rubber glue I mistakenly (luckily!) purchased last week for another job. We waited 24 🕔 hours before pumping her up fully and she's good to go. Lifeline to the land re-established! Let the adventure continue...