Stars are trying to break through. Wind has swung 180 and we are now close hauled. There is some lightning ahead. In trying to fix the wind direction instruments we managed to break a shackle attached to the main sheet tackle (it was not correctly attached) - sods law came into play and we do not have a shackle that would fit (we have tons but this one needs a wide mouth and a narrow pin). To make matters a touch more interesting we are unable to get any forward or reverse motion from the engine - it is now dark and that one will have to wait for the morning. Fabbed a shackle using an old one and a clevis pin. And then filed down the tackle to allow it to fit. Hoping that the wind stays with us all night.