Thursday 24 Oct, day 13: Getting close to painting antifoul. Another chilly but bright morning, promising to be another glorious autumn day. Weekend weather looks wet again hence we must try to…

Wednesday 23 Oct, HHN day 12: Beautiful day. Preparations for getting the boat watertight again. Today starts very promising, with bright sunshine and the deliveries from Defender: the galley sink drain and…

Tuesday 22 Oct, HHN day 11: Still heavy on the jobs list, but continuous rain sets us back a bit. Dull rainy day again so we start the jobs inside first, sanding…

Monday 21 Oct, HHN day 10: Ordering bronze skin-fittings and fairing the hull where thru-hulls have been removed. It’s going to be progress week…hopefully! We are looking forward to remove the wood…

Sunday 20 Oct, HHN day 9: Rain rain rain… Visit HR53 Arielle in Annapolis and success on taking the old fittings apart. We wake up to the sound of pouring rain on…

Saturday 19 Oct, HHN day 8: On upper deck beautification part two with vinyl-wrap installed around the cockpit, and dusty jobs on the hull with sanding the holes and the antifouling. Advanced…

Thu 17 Oct, HHN day 6: Old Avon 310 dinghy ready to sell, new Highfield 340 dinghy in, and decisions made with regards to some of the skin-fittings. Bitterly cold today, the…