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With almost no wind forecasted for the next 2 days we would be using as rest days. Sailing is only part of our enjoyment of cruising, we both like just living aboard and rest days are great. Vicki likes reading, sewing and playing games on ipad, l like reading sailing magazines, checking my phone emailsContinue reading “Shake down days 2 and 3”

We always had a a leaking window on the port side above the cooker, never enough to really worry about, a little puddle in a plate was about it. Over the winter the window had been leaking a little more but l had put in down to driving rain on that side. It was onlyContinue reading “Leaking window”

Saturday had been a lovely day on the water and when l got home l suggested a sail on Sunday to Vicki. But the next day wasn’t as nice and Vicki didn’t want to come. So l went alone, getting aboard at 1200hrs the weather forecast was for southerly force 3-4. Being alone and alsoContinue reading “First sailing of 2023”

Elektra’s relaunch date had been set for the 4th of April but on the 3rd the boss of the boat yard go in contact to say it was delayed by a day due to a problem with another boat which was now on their trailer. Most of the launch day was fine but rain startedContinue reading “Launch and Riggers”

The 2nd hand water tank proved to have a leak when l filled it up for the first time, so in the end needed to be removed again. Which left me with a dilemma of finding a new replacement. In the end l ordered a new solid plastic one from TEKTANKS, not a cheap optionContinue reading “Winter work 2”

Elektra had come ashore at the end of October for easy access by marine trades for work needed. But getting trades to do anything had proved difficult. I had been busy working in November and December but had allowed myself the whole of January to get on with jobs aboard, first on the list wasContinue reading “Winter work”

Most of my early boat ownership didn’t involve a delivery passage because I built them myself in our garage. But when we bought “Gala” our Hurley 22 she was in Emsworth on a trailer. We were living in Cornwall, 6-7hrs drive one way. We went to look at her in August 2005 checking one roadContinue reading “Deliveries”

I read a post from another blogger a few days ago, which talked of the feelings of selling a past yacht, having bought bigger or for another reason. This got me thinking of my past boats and yachts. My father being a teacher thought very quickly I wasn’t going to have brains to go toContinue reading “Boats I have owned”

Elektra had been launched after a rush 4 days to get the jobs done on April 5th but she wasn’t ready to sail. It took most of April to load the stuff needed to go cruising and I only managed one day sail alone during April logging 11nm. Still not ready in May we onlyContinue reading “Summing up for 2022 Season”