Log of s/v Bellerophon

A wonderful sail home with a nice southwesterly. We took the west passage under mostly main and mizzen and arrived at EYC at about 430. Our engine and alternator have been behaving very well the whole trip but as we came in the fire alarm in the cabin went off and black acrid smoke came billowing out of the engine compartment! We were close enough to the dock to drift right in. It turned out that we had eaten the alternator belt, and the smoke was actually burning rubber. Ironic that we have that problem 30 seconds from the end of the trip! Anyway, tomorrow we'll replace the belt. Naturally we have a spare on board!