Back to Project Days

Well, well, well. We’ve had fun hanging out at the SFYC for a week and now it’s back to projects for David and I. We’re pulled into Brisbane Marina (where our car happens to be stashed) for errand running and getting stuff done on the boat. David has pulled apart the steering box and is installing the rudder encoder today. Yea, we only have that and a big heavy wire to the batteries in order for it all to work. Oh, yes, and David has to build a battery box for the L16 batteries to go into in order for the autopilot to be able to function. Always something!

I’m busy with more (yes, more!) sail repairs involving bolt rope sewing and reinforcing the headsail clews before they manage to rip out. The race did a little number on the jib clew and I detect a bit of bolt rope coming loose. So, that’s the plan.

In the Cockpit

In the cockpit

We really didn’t take very many pictures while sailing during the Schooner Race. We were far from other boats most times. Towards the end of the day, I took several shots “in the cockpit” including a couple good ones of David standing on the aft-deck above Jim as Jim guided Mahdee around the last rounding and up through the finish line.

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I’m almost certain that I was admonishing Jim while I took this picture as Mahdee is heeled quite beyond my limits at this moment.

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Finally in front of someone! We can feel like we’re going somewhere. Sal and Lacey enjoying the last bit of time before the finish.

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Lacey took a bunch of pictures. I can’t wait to see them.

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Sal in the doorway, grinning. Bob in the background looks a little cold. Bob got a face full of spray several times during the race.

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