Big wind shifts through the islands made for a slightly unsettling start and the demands of such a technically advanced boat for a skipper (who claims to hail from the Jurassic era) have been throwing up their own problems. From dealing with an impish autopilot to “the electronics suddenly telling me whilst still sailing upwind that we were heading back to the Canaries” have summoned the need for more tried and tested systems – no harm in the old methods!