Mayday, Mayday!!!

Well, believe it or not, I had to issue a Mayday today as my engine decided to stop as I was passing a headland with a head wind and waves.

Every time I tried to start the engine, it would loose power and stop again. Eventually had to issue the Mayday and got a tow to Groemitz(No link with Wallace and his dog, as far as I know).

Having arrived in the port, a few friendly people helped my tie the boat up to the pontoon by the crane, one of them being from the sailing school. He told me that if I needed help sorting my motor out, he could help.

The harbourmaster told me that I couldn’t leave the boat in it’s current location and gave me a spot but he seemed unwilling to understand that I had no means of moving the boat without any assistance. He simply told me that I needed a little boat to tow it but failed to suggest who could do this nevermind have a boat from the harbour do the job. I think it was time for him to go home…

Anyway the guy from the sailing club came out and helped me move the boat.

After a couple of hours, speaking with the lifeboat and then sorting out my engine, I decide to go to the local pub where I meet a guy who has been many times to Tunisia as he works in the textile industry, he told me that I will most probably enjoy the place and that Monastir was a good choice.

find out if I could leave the boat at it’s present location. but he told me to move the boat