For most of April we are going to the camp site in France again as part of the team which sets everything up for their season. We actually leave early on Friday morning so there will potentially be a 3 week long gap in the boat related posts during April and another week at the… Continue reading April and May Two trips to France and some sailing in between.
March 2025 More pre-launch prep and back into the water.
Saturday 1st March After a quick sandwich lunch I headed over to the sailing club at 1pm to work on the boat. My first job was to re-fit the sliding chart table onto its runners. After trying the bilge drainer software coupled to the laptop I discovered a broken wire that handles the communication with… Continue reading March 2025 More pre-launch prep and back into the water.
February 2025 Pre season jobs getting done on the hard.
Monday 3rd After lunch I went to the boat to get a cartridge of sealant to use while installing the roof lantern on our extension. I have also bought some more impact adhesive for that project so, while I was there I glued the piece of headlining onto the sliding hatch. There is quite a… Continue reading February 2025 Pre season jobs getting done on the hard.
January 2025 – Working towards the new sailing season.
The club’s first two ‘crane in’ days are 27th & 28th March and my position in the yard makes it likely that Rathenice will go back in the water on one or other of those dates. There is less than 3 months remaining to achieve my two page “To do” list and the weather will… Continue reading January 2025 – Working towards the new sailing season.
December 2023
Since the last post I have joined the relatively new “Sea People” cruiser app. As well as being a tool for long distance cruisers to meet up world wide, this is intended for more local use as well. There are already almost 30 people signed up from within 5 miles of us here in Poole. … Continue reading December 2023
November 2024 End of season maintenance begins.
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.
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.