What's with all the broken rudders out there . . haven't we learned how to build a rudder in 2,000 years? And why is he jibing so often? Maybe sailing dead downwind isn't for everyone?
I can think of worse places to be than Cape Verde. I've been hankering to go there for two years . . since I spent a year editing Don Street's Cruising Guide to the Cape Verde Islands. I was there for an overnight in 1971 . . didn't even know there was a revolution going on. Everyone was very friendly.