1 9 8 5 . ▁The ▁boat ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁severe ▁storm s ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ▁which ▁dam aged ▁the ▁V H F ▁and ▁H F ▁radio ▁aer ial s ▁and ▁elect rical ▁systems ▁on ▁board . ▁The ▁crew ▁res orted ▁to ▁makes h ift ▁rep airs ▁at ▁sea ▁to ▁restore ▁communication ▁and ▁navigation ▁systems . ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁halt , ▁the ▁boat ▁set ▁sail ▁from ▁Port ▁Louis , ▁Maur it ius ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁The ▁sail ▁to ▁Saint ▁Hel ena , ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁around ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope ▁was ▁rough ▁and ▁the ▁longest ▁non - stop ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁trip , ▁taking ▁ 3 3 ▁days . ▁Tr ish na ▁on ▁one ▁occasion ▁was ▁sw amp ed ▁by ▁a ▁ro gue ▁wave ▁and ▁lost ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁life - s aving ▁equipment ▁in ▁the ▁incident . ▁The ▁radio ▁set ▁was ▁dam aged ▁and ▁the ▁anten na ▁on ▁the ▁m ast head ▁broke . ▁Communic ation ▁with ▁M umb ai ▁and ▁other ▁ports ▁was ▁cut ▁off . ▁The ▁sail ▁across ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁was ▁peace ful ▁and ▁Tr ish na ▁reached ▁St ▁Hel ena ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁boat ▁reached ▁As c ension ▁Island ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁St ay ing ▁ash ore ▁or ▁mo oring ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁not ▁permitted ▁and ▁Tr ish na ▁had ▁to ▁tie ▁up ▁alongside ▁the ▁oil ▁tank er ▁Ma ers