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Launch day 2025

Launch had been arranged for 0630hrs on Monday 31st of March, the boat yard picked up Elektra and moved here to the slipway ready to launch in daylight on the Saturday to be ready for Monday as they didn’t want to be pushing across the road in the dark on Monday. So I was earlyContinue reading “Launch day 2025”

Internal cleaning and loading gear

Vicki having had a opperation a few weeks ago and unable to do herself, had arranged for Elektra to have her internal cabin cleaned, this was done on the 21st of March. With the cabin now clean, on the 22nd I loaded up her cruising gear ready for the season. This is normally something whichContinue reading “Internal cleaning and loading gear”

Getting ready for the new season

It had been a bit of a marathon getting all Elektra’s winter jobs done and at times I wondered if I would complete them in time for the new season. But almost suddenly at the end of February things seemed to come together. On the 27th, I scrubbed out her cockpit and on the 28thContinue reading “Getting ready for the new season”

Winter work continues 2

After Elektra’s survey in December, I had ordered items needed to complete work but being close to Christmas some of the orders got hung up, some stuff had to go back and some stuff had to be reordered. Anyway by the end of January the new guard wires were fitted, the extra solar frame bracingContinue reading “Winter work continues 2”

Winter work continues

Though November I gone on with cleaning Elektra’s decks and free board, the deck has always been a problem to clean, with black spots engrained into the non-slip GRP decking, with the help of “Grunt” and stainless scowering pads I was at last able to remove the black spots. When Elektra was built in 1984Continue reading “Winter work continues”

Photos from 2024

Winter jobs

We had arranged for Elektra to be pulled out on the 18th October for the winter at “River Boatyard Ltd” Lower Quay, Gweek. I had bought new Garmin instruments last winter but couldn’t find anyone to fit them. Talking to Adam the boss of River Boatyard durring the summer, I found out they could fitContinue reading “Winter jobs”

Summing up for 2024 season

The winter had been wet and windy with almost no dry days and not much winter work done until the last week of January when I fitted Elektra’s new altered bow roller to hold her new 10kg Rocna anchor. Elektra was pulled out for a new coat of anti-fouling on the 28th of February forContinue reading “Summing up for 2024 season”

Last sail of 2024

On the morning of Wednesday 9th of October we motored Elektra in and dried her out on St Anthony beach to unload her crusing gear in the afternoon straight into my pick-up on the beach, this was bringing the season to a close. Before leaving for home with a full pick-up load I moored ElektraContinue reading “Last sail of 2024”

Last few days aboard this season.

After my day sail on Tuesday 1st of October Vicki and I decided to spend the last few days of good weather aboard until Friday. We didn’t get away until late and after dropping the mooring with a forecast of northeastly force 3-4 we found there wasn’t any wind to sail by, so just motoredContinue reading “Last few days aboard this season.”