Drag racing..

...so it may have only been a half hour, but yesterday afternoon I finally broken my duck... it was only just to the end of the Northney Channel ...  I think I made Sweare Deep just...  up on the donk, and then a stupidly fast sail back with a third of a jib, a shed load of tide, and nothing...

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Pants weather...

...just pants... ...

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Sails on...

Before...... looking a bit bare.... Quick trip out to see Pap today in order to get the sails on... With tides at 7 in the morning and 7 in the evening, and a damn chilly force 5 from the north east, there was no opportunity today for the first sail of the season.. Any way mission accomplished...

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Cheap plotter.. update....

Just a brief update to bring my last post up to date...  the following may help someone who comes along and experiences similar issues... So... For Christmas I bought myself a Netbook - make and model probably immaterial but it's an HP Mini 210 which I chose primarily on battery life. More...

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...and we're in!

... So 06'sparrow f*rt yesterday (7th) found me heading for the sailing club for my appointment with the launching hoist... high tide was 12:45 up my way so I wasn't 100% sure why I needed to be there so early but all became clear once I got to the club and saw the list of boats that were also due...

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Done!

Done... absolutely knackered but she's ready to go in... Busy, busy week.... Tender finished - some items not on the list but needed doing anyway.. pipe lagging (fendering) replaced, woodwork painted and re-bolted/screwed, wood on trailer replaced.. Mast down ready for the launch - confidant...

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