We left around 8:00am this morning and had to stop at the fuel dock before leaving. The dock itself was this jagged, rickety, wooden thing with bolt sticking out everywhere. In addition, there were mooring balls blocking a decent approach to the dock, so you had to come in at a near 90 degree angle and fishtail up to the dock. It is the only fuel dock in Bora Bora, so be warned fellow sailors! Maybe walk or dinghy to the dock before hand and set up some of your own fenders on it to avoid scratching your boat.
Also, as we were finishing up, and Gary was returning the diesel hose to its holster, the hose broke apart at a joint and started spraying diesel fuel all over Gary, the dock, and into the water. I expected more from the great Bora Bora in terms of a fuel dock.
The seas were a bit rough coming out and there wasn't much in terms of wind. We put up the genoa, mainly to steady the boat, and just ran the engine all day.
My night watch shift is from 11pm to 3am every night, which breaks up my sleeping time, but at least there is still some dark after my shift that I can sleep.
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