A sail and a climb
Merlin
Kevin & Victoria Rolling
Sun 8 May 2011 07:43
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Matt and I took Merlin out for a sail yesterday
afternoon to put her through her paces and make sure all was working as it
should be. We've had some work done to the Keel and a new Rudder fitted as
the old one was dangerously corroded and may have snapped !
She was faster than ever an sailed beautifully, we
did however notice that the wind direction indicator at the top of the mast was
broken. Matt immediately knew that another mast climb was required and
as I am too heavy for him to winch up the to the top the honour was to
be his ! Great joy!
Once back on our mooring in Gosport Matt went up
the mast and removed the broken instrument ready for a repeat performance today
to fit its replacement today.
We are spending the rest of the day servicing the
winches and checking through the 31 page document which details
the standard of safety equipment required for a category 1 race such
as the one to the Azores we are to do in June. An inspector will check that
each of the 70 boats are up to spec before the start of the
race.
Kevin Rolling
Merlin
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