Listening to the Shipping Forecast on Radio 4 yesterday both Graham and I were very glad we hadn't ventured out sailing this Easter weekend. Gale Force 8s were in abundance and although it wasn't quite that bad where we were it wouldn't have been pleasant. In any case we are still awaiting the new sails - just a couple more weeks to go hopefully. And maybe by that time the weather will have improved.
So instead, once again we spent the weekend working on Pixie (is this getting boring yet?). Graham fitted the new Garmin instrument and discovered some more dodgy wiring along the way. I washed Pixie from top to toe (twice because she was very dirty) and then polished her deck and cockpit. We cut our new "Dry-Mesh" to size (that is stuff that is supposed to stop condensation from building up under the mattress) and Graham spray-painted orange and yellow marks on the anchor chain so we can see how much we are letting out. Unfortunately most of it had rubbed off by the time it got in the locker.
We also started putting together more of a detailed passage plan so we can try to work out roughly when we might be able to rendezvous with friends and family. Watch this space...
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