Peter, the injured crew member, couldn't stay with Brendan. He had strained the muscles on the side of his chest, and if he did that again, it would be more serious. Besides, they might not be able to get him to a hospital. So, sadly, Peter packed his bag and left. They had a temporary replacement for him, Wallace Clark, from the Irish Cruising Club. They took Brendan over to Iona, one of the Hebrides Islands. On the way, a rope broke that held up one of the sails. The whole sail came crashing down, but no one was under it at the time. When Wallace went back to his office after a long weekend, he sent some much better flax rope.
In Iona, they got a replacement for Wallace. Edan joined them and soon became Brendan's live wire and joker. He needed a couple of days to settle his affairs, so they took Brendan over to another of the islands with only 4 people. There was a fog, and they got stuck in a bay and had quite a time getting out. Then Edan joined them, and they got some new flax rope from Wallace. It was of much better quality then their old stuff. They got out into clear water, with a good wind blowing. They put up every scrap of canvas they had, and Brendan fairly flew over the water. She was making 12 knots, going as fast as many modern yachts. After two hours, they took down the extra canvas and sailed into Stonorway as if they had been sailing medieval boats all their lives. The lifeboat crew was disappointed, because they had expected to get a bit of exercise rowing them in. But it was thought that they would get it later.
More soon!
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