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All or nothing

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Our 120 nm sail from Marbella was like a 'all or nothing'. After 3 days of being blown away and damage on the boat because of the storms, we finally left Marbella for Almerimar. No wind. First sail stop was in marina Caleta de Velez; +- 30 km east of Malaga. Easy for Sandra to take the bus and drive to Malaga airport. Our intention was to leave the next day on friday 2th of february, but with the 27 knots wind in the well protected harbour, the marinero's advised me ... 'don't go'. Tomorrow better... yet it was.... no wind again. The most important aim of this short sail was to arrive safel with this short handed crew. On monday 5th Frenk and Marcel took the bus to Malaga. I had 4 days left to take the boat out of the water, to do some works and organise all the works that i can not do myself. PFFF... just in time  succeeded in these jobs. At this moment (back home) i cross my fingers that everything will be fixed when i go back with crew on the 8 th