Tuesday 5th I went to LSC this morning to sort out my mooring strops which were still out in the lagoon after the lift out. These are currently drying out in the cockpit and will come home for checking and maintenance later his month. The rest of the hull has been scraped and about… Continue reading November 2024 End of season maintenance begins.
Author: Richard Stott
October 2024 Lift out and the start of winter maintenance.
We were back in Poole late on 30th September. and spent the first few days sorting out the house after being away for the whole month. Friday 4th There were two boats needing their masts taking down today in preparation for the first lift out on the 16th – I arrived at LSC at… Continue reading October 2024 Lift out and the start of winter maintenance.
August & September 2024
Friday 2nd August Helen is still in hospital so today is planned to be another one where we do some work on the house until the middle of the day or Helen tells us she has seen the physios and is therefore potentially going to get discharged. As Grace had not yet got… Continue reading August & September 2024
July 2025 More boat fixes, Progress with the Bungalow extension, Loss of a dog, Grace’s house move, a stroke like episode and other reasons for not sailing.
Wednesday 3rd Helen is away in Birmingham relative sitting this week. I am dog sitting in Poole so relatively free to organise my own day around the tides and the sailing club rally to Wareham Quay due at the weekend. Today I managed to deal with the last excuse for not sailing. Now that I… Continue reading July 2025 More boat fixes, Progress with the Bungalow extension, Loss of a dog, Grace’s house move, a stroke like episode and other reasons for not sailing.
June 2024 Fixing the Halyard wrap problem and dinghy punctures.
Tuesday 4th June Today I finally managed to get out to the boat with the A frame and pushpit support ready to drop the mast sometime in the near future to fit the anti-wrap line. During the row out the problem oar lock fell apart again although I could still row due to the stainless… Continue reading June 2024 Fixing the Halyard wrap problem and dinghy punctures.
April and May 2024.
3 weeks in France plus time in Birmingham looking after Helen’s Parents and finally moving into the bungalow in Poole. 1st to 4th April Trying to make progress at the house ready to go to France to put up tents and organise the campsite ready for the season. Friday 5th My plan for today is… Continue reading April and May 2024.
March 2024
I am still spending at least half of each week working on the house in Doncaster as well as heading towards moving house on the south coast. The Doncaster house is almost ready to be rented out so I should soon be able to do some sailing. The plan for the next week or so… Continue reading March 2024
February 2024 Replacing a broken forestay but this month was mainly house building in Doncaster.
Thursday 1st Feb Another half day spent working on Grace’s kitchen in Norwich followed by me returning to New Milton for the band rehearsal. Saturday 3rd I spent the morning working to attach the replacement forestay and reefing foil onto the mast. The rowing pivot managed to survive the trip out to the boat but… Continue reading February 2024 Replacing a broken forestay but this month was mainly house building in Doncaster.
January 2024 – Named storms, broken forestay and a replacement mooring strop.
Tuesday 2nd Jan 2024 I am back working on the house in Doncaster and was woken a couple of times during the night with the rain and wind. There was not too much problem on the roads in South Yorkshire due to the weather but the M18 was closed by an accident. The sailing club… Continue reading January 2024 – Named storms, broken forestay and a replacement mooring strop.
December 2023 – Band concerts, Kitchen installations and Christmas rather get in the way of progress with getting the boat ready for sailing.
Saturday 2nd As part of the run up to Christmas, Helen has two band concerts today, both in Wareham. The first one was “Carols at the cross” started at 10:30 so we left straight after breakfast taking the dog with us. Not too uncomfortable for me standing on South Street in Wareham with Lexie and… Continue reading December 2023 – Band concerts, Kitchen installations and Christmas rather get in the way of progress with getting the boat ready for sailing.