Thursday 8 Oct, HHN, boat winterizing day 8: Oooph, been here 7 days already and feels like not a lot done. If only I could stop all this domestic stuff like cooking,…

Wednesday 7 Oct, HHN, boat winterizing day 7: After the excitement of the mast coming down yesterday, today is a nice easy day. And yet another beautiful day to be working outside,…

Tuesday 6 Oct, HHN, boat winterizing day 6: Sorry for the attention seeking title, I meant to write Mast Down! Mast down! Yes, today the aluminum stick is felled and now lies…

Monday 5 Oct, boat winterizing day 5: After a busy weekend doing as much as possible to prep the rig before unstepping the mast this week, today was much more relaxed. All…

Sunday 4 Oct, HHN, boat winterizing day 4: Another beautiful day with a chilly start. Just love this early autumn weather here in Maryland: fleece needed in the morning but just shorts…

Saturday 3 Oct, boat winterizing day 3: Brrrrr! Damned chilly last night. Had to put the heating on at 4am and in the early morning there were frost crystals on the spray…

Friday 2 Oct, boat winterizing day 2: Spinnaker pole down, disconnected all the hydraulic hoses and soaked all standing rigging threads in WD40. It rained all night, giving me a good opportunity…

Thursday 1 Oct, boat winterizing day 1: I arrived to Cloudy Bay late last evening after a bit of hassle with US immigration. I was sent to a room for 2 hours…