New crew

Made some new friends on a maxi yacht (82 ft) that was in for repairs in the small marina in Calpe. It is a gorgeous new yacht on an old design, a 1 of. We had a great spontaneous Christmas eve dinner, this was more like the company I had in mind. There were 4 guys delivering this yacht to Martinique, but they hit a log & had to repair the prop, a 20,000 euro repair! Seems they are volunteer for the crossing doing it for the all expenses paid vacation. Two younger guys & an accomplished sculptor (the mechanical engineer on board) & an older French sailor who is a pillar of sailing history. Serge was more excited than a dog with 2 dicks. Needless to say we went into the night. They also have a paid captain & his mate but they weren't there. They came aboard for dinner on our last night & the sculptor had a clash with the skipper so he was jumping ship, did we need crew? Wow. Sure, so he is with us now, & depending on how this drama plays out, perhaps all the way to the Caribbean. Be sure to check his website out, www.hameury.com it's well worth it, & some of the stories that go with the sculptures are really good too! He also compiled the physics curriculum for Algerian high schools & made a solar oven for Nigeria.