Most important bit of news is that I've just called the yard and booked our re-launch for a week on Friday (the 26th). I'll drive down that morning straight from work (virtually) and then grab what sleep I can / need and take it from there.
Once she's in the water, I can get the new sails bent on and the reefing gear set up. Well, I'll be able to do that as long as it isn't blowing a gale anyway! I'm praying that they fit properly and don't need to come off again because it not we'll have to undertake our main cruise of the year with the old sails which will be a bit of a blow to say the least
Saturday night that weekend is the East Coast Forum Fitting Up Supper round at Bradwell Sailing Club and it's tempting to contemplate rushing to get there by boat but with big spring tides and High Water mid-afternoon it'd almost certainly mean flogging a stiff foul tide most of the way there (although the return on the Sunday would be a better proposition)
In any case, there's lots to do over that weekend and I can ill afford to lose most of both days
After that, it's just a fortnight before we set sail for the South Coast for two weeks!
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