"Papillon" is a Robert Tucker designed 'Fantasie 19' and my first boat.. I've been sailing since the age of 15 (when I did my RYA Part 1 and 2 at Emsworth Sailing School) so I've been on the water (but more in it) for going on 30+ years now... this blog is about our adventures together - they may be small one's (because despite the years I have little experience in boats - I was mostly windsurfing!), but they are adventures none the less..

Monday, 24 January 2011

..and yet more jobs done....

Further work this weekend in the cabin - to be honest I think I've broken the back of it now, which is just as well as when I got up this morning I thought I'd broken my back! You may remember that the cabin when I left it looked like the following: ...but it's a lot better now - if I work on it...

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

More jobs done..!

Busy busy busy...The weather last Sunday was perfect; sunny and bright, and as SWMBO was sleeping off the effects of a night duty I took myself down to "Papillon" for the day to get some of the jobs on the ever increasing list done...Having pressure washed and cleaned the hull, I was keen to get some...

Saturday, 8 January 2011

Some work done, and an answer...

I've had the week off this week, and with the growing awareness of launch date fast approaching, and only one day this week looking any good weather'wise I went down and spent Tuesday working on "Papillon"...First off - it was a good day...Items 3, 5, and 6 are now completed from the list, but I still...

Wednesday, 5 January 2011

RYA Day Skipper

After a Christmas and Tew Year hiatus it was back to the books last night as the Day Skipper theory classes started again...Our instructor had warned us before we went on holiday that we'd have an exam when we got back so as I have the whole week off (using up holidays) I hit the books yesterday big...