Brigantia is re-masted! Not only that but with the VHF cable down the mast as originally planned thanks to the kind loan of a set of cable access rods (thanks Mike who's working on his boat in the yard)
The masthead now has all new blocks, the new LED combi nav light, a new VHF antenna with integral new wind indicator and even a burgee halyard block. Ok, so that was already there, we just hadn't noticed it before! It now has a but of string around it, all we need is a pig stick and a suitable burgee
The mast went back up a lot easier than it came down thanks to using a much longer bit of string leading off the masthead rather than attaching the line to the bottom of the forestay. The latter method is how the "experts" suggested we did it and our method is better!
Having a break from the wind and rain before sorting out the string tangle so I can get the boom back on as with that back in place we can rig the boom tent and get some relief from the wet stuff falling out of the sky
Rik is shaping up too get back on to engine fitting ops
Glen and Mark have hit the road back home now that the main event is over.
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