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Monthly Archives: April 2011
On the water
It’s nice to be back on the water with the sound of fish occasionally leaping out of the water. Mind you, we have no inclination to go swimming as it’s still just as murky in the river here. I reckon … Continue reading
Posted in Albatross III, Callisto, Leu Cat, New Zealand
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Back in the Town Basin
Splashing / launching went well. With the Tahina’s (including ex-crew Paul who we’d met in Kelefesia) and Sea Mist’s looking on we were trailered down the ramp into the water. We sat there while I went through my checklist. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Leu Cat, New Zealand, Sea Mist, Tahina
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Finally done
In a blizzard of last day activity we’re finally ready to go. Final projects : Raised dinghy Attached sails – they look nice Attached rudders Assembled steering gear Mailed letter to US / and camera case (TradeMe auction finally went … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand, Sea Mist
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4th Thursday on the hard
I hope this is our last full day ‘status’ report of life on the hard. There’s an expression : “Life is hard in the yard.” It’s true. Wrote a launch checklist. Having played around with the underwater bits I want … Continue reading
Posted in Kalida, Lilith, New Zealand, Scream, Tahina
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3rd Wednesday on the hard
Sooner or later we’ll run out of things to do. But not this day. We ended up on a bit of a roll : Hung up the sea anchor again to try and remove more of the dampness. After another … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand, Tahina
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