Quiet

Lovely evening!

All hands on deck

Deck scrubbed like a new boat!

Captain scubbing brush

Anodes screwed on the propellor and mooring tackle inspected. It was cold! Hands lost feeling and barnacles had there day fighting back cutting my hands. I forgot my gloves! Its nice to be back on our mooring and today is for big chill out and some deck scrubbing.

Captain scrubbing brush

Having put the boat in the water before the propellor anodes arrived, in the post. i knew i had to dive under the boat and screw them on while in the water! So i have left until we arrived on the mooring so i could inspect that at the same time. It was cold. I forgot my gloves. Having screwed the anodes on the prop my hands where numb, scrubbing and inspecting the mooring tackle i cut my hands not being able to feel them did not help. The good news is as suspected the brand new tackle was fit for purpose. In the mooring rules a 'competent person' has to inspect the tackle every year. Having read about the weat allowance for working chain and armed with a scrubbing brush and camera as proof of inspection. The tackle appears boom proof still galvanised and minimum wear.

Loving it!

Pacing up the sound of Jura on a beam reach at 7kts pluss. Laying on the main sheet and feeling every change in wind pressure is like having wings, for me its my kind of flying. The sound of the hull cutting a furrow of bubbles through the water in a mesmerising rhythm of waves and wind. Whats not to love. La fam loving it too.

After last year long trip to Norway the families sea legs seem to have grown a good deal and a wee jolly round the mull has been a great start to the season.