After the last time I was aboard, it had rain non-stop for 4 days followed 4 days of dry weather which I had used for work, luckly it stayed dry one more day to allow me to bend on Elektra’s sails and rerun her sheets, next day the rain started again!
Two days later during a dry few hours I went back to Elektra and fitted her cockpit encloser. Vicki had arranged for her to be professionlly cleaned and I was worried that on the day it would be pouring down with rain! With the cockpit covered, would stop the rain driving in the companion way hatch. Days of rain followed with with the planned clean on the 28th which was forecasted for heavy rain. But they were lucky, they managed to get aboard and off again between the heavy wintery showers.
Today Good Friday, I went back to Elektra and removed the cockpit encloser and fitted her dodgers and a pair of new reefing lines for the mainsail. She is now ready to sail but the forecast for the comming week is more heavy rain. So the plan now is to move her back down the creek on Sunday 7th April to St Anthony beach to load her cruising gear and stores. Weather permitting Elektra will then go on her seasonal mooring on Monday 8th.
Love Sailing 