Still in Salcombe

DecaDance's Web Diary
Chris White and Jeanna Coleman
Wed 20 Oct 2010 16:59
GPS Position: 50:15.02N 003:45.39W - Salcombe Harbour Workshop Quay
 
 
It normally takes a few months to kit out and fully commission a new yacht. We've given ourselves 3 weeks. On top of that we're; moving out of two houses and onto the boat, renting out two properties, trying to transfer the lease on Chris's car, coding the vessel to allow us to charter to guests and desperately trying to promote our fledgling business as costs have escalated beyond belief.
 
I haven't seen DecaDance since I left her in Salcombe and Chris says that's a good thing as she's been ripped to bits to install all the gear and I'd probably cry if I saw her in that state. There's no probably about it, I've been so stressed recently that I find myself bursting into tears at the drop of a hat - most unlike me. I daren't look at the BBC news after wasting a precious hour blubbing over the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners last time I logged on.
 
I may not have been on the boat but plenty of other people have. Ryan, a shipwright and our companion down to the Canaries, is living aboard and has a list of jobs that will keep him busy until we land in Gran Canaria. Roger, marine engineer and absolute sweetheart, is fitting the generator and water maker and four-bladed folding prop. Richard from Marco Marine has been on board with Steve from Marinewise trying to work out how our bow thruster has managed to chew all six blades and what to do about it. Andrew's busy on all the electrical installation and Tim Petitt, the coding inspector, has been to inspect the hull whilst she's drying out on low tides against the workshop quay. Chris's ex-colleagues and some of our friends and neighbours have also been aboard for a good nosey.
 
I feel a little detached at home, making last minute purchases, emailing snagging lists and sorting a whole host of crappy admin tasks, but we're both doing what we do best to try and pull everything together so we can sail off to the sun. Frustratingly, the weather over the last couple of weeks has been absolutely perfect for crossing Biscay, fingers crossed that it's the same when all the work is finished.