Our First Real Passage… Then the Generator Failed

For the first time in a long time, I’m sailing toward a destination I’ve never visited before.

We finally leave Pattaya behind and point the new yacht across the Gulf of Thailand for a 50-mile passage to Hua Hin. The forecast looked manageable, but the wind was stronger than expected, leaving us beating into the wind and waves for much of the journey.

It was a rough ride, but nobody got seasick—and new crew member Nika handled her first real passage incredibly well.

Then, about an hour before reaching Hua Hin, the generator unexpectedly shut down. We still had battery power, so we continued safely to the anchorage, but without the generator, we had no way to recharge the yacht’s electrical system.

Once anchored, I start working through the problem to find out what happened, why it happened, and whether I can get it running again.


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