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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…
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…
Sunday 31 May to Friday 5 June: 6 days to packup’n’go. I write this on 6-June as we sit in Amsterdam airport, about to board our final flight: a repatriation flight to…
Sunday 24 Nov, HHN day 44: Mid-day departure, nervous channel exit, a wonderful beam reach sail, a long and cold evening. Finally on our way south! Lots of rain in the night,…
Saturday 23 Nov, HHN day 43: Yes, we are still here! Water level, or lack of it, thwarts departure plan. But our day turns into good fortune. We promptly wake up with…