Scot Free III - Broken mast- not ours,this time

Broken mast- not ours,this time

Scot Free III

Frank & Anne

Wed 17 May 2023 23:00

Riggers didn’t come today. They were called away to prepare an ocean race boat for shipping after they, rather dramatically, broke their mast. Raining, cold and miserable so tomorrow is probably a better call anyway.
A’s big gripe was the boat tiling forwards and listing to starboard, requiring frequent bailing out. The hoist (larger but same type as the one causing the accident) arrived to lift us so the stands and blocks could be moved to different positions allowing patches to be prepped and anti fouled. A stressful reminder.

Success measured by puddles forming in the ground under the aft cockpit drains.
Both A and F disappeared into the cockpit locker today to feed more cables through. Progress definitely being made - one antenna already installed and functioning.

Blog Entries

2023

Oct 2023

Sat 14 Oct 14:56
- It’s a wrap
Fri 13 Oct 10:26
- Covering up
Tue 10 Oct 00:38
- A treat at the end of the day
Sun 8 Oct 00:38
- Busy, busy, busy,
Thu 5 Oct 21:38
- Haul out
Wed 4 Oct 13:32
- Prepping for haul out
Mon 2 Oct 13:31
- Locked out.

Sep 2023

Sat 30 Sep 21:34
- Sails off
Thu 28 Sep 15:00
- Arrived
Wed 27 Sep 15:00
- Theatre Dinner
Tue 26 Sep 13:06
- The town
Mon 25 Sep 00:34
- Twillingate
Sun 24 Sep 17:05
- Fogo Island
Fri 22 Sep 20:59
- Keeping the locals amused
Thu 21 Sep 20:19
- Cape Bonavista
Wed 20 Sep 19:29
- More exploring
Mon 18 Sep 13:31
- The Ryan Premises
Sun 17 Sep 23:34
- Bonavista
Sat 16 Sep 13:27
- Catalina (as in cruise LINER)
Fri 15 Sep 13:27
- A little bit of culture
Thu 14 Sep 19:11
- Trinity
Sun 10 Sep 17:05
- Supplies
Thu 7 Sep 11:39
- RNYC
Wed 6 Sep 11:48
- A taste of the province
Tue 5 Sep 13:25
- St John’s
Sun 3 Sep 13:54
- Orbs galore
Sat 2 Sep 20:52
- A brief visit.
Fri 1 Sep 10:44
- Back into Canada

Aug 2023

Thu 31 Aug 11:31
- Waiting out the storm
Tue 29 Aug 12:43
- Vive la France
Mon 28 Aug 12:07
- En France
Sat 26 Aug 00:12
- Change of plan
Thu 24 Aug 13:37
- Hokey Cokey?
Tue 22 Aug 23:44
- And they’re off……
- A fortuitous encounter
Sun 20 Aug 12:53
- A stitch in time
Wed 16 Aug 13:06
- Engine repairs
Sun 13 Aug 14:52
- In limbo
Fri 11 Aug 21:36
- Invitation to supper
Wed 9 Aug 18:24
- Bonkers boating
Mon 7 Aug 23:29
- Puzzle solved
Fri 4 Aug 22:45
- Another delay
Wed 2 Aug 12:13
- Kindness of folk
Tue 1 Aug 22:43
- Wild life.

Jul 2023

Sun 30 Jul 22:34
- Someone is conspiring against us.
Fri 28 Jul 10:29
- Filling up
Thu 27 Jul 19:17
- Plumbing continues
Wed 26 Jul 19:15
- Return to Bridgewater
Tue 25 Jul 19:16
- What a s… show!
Mon 24 Jul 22:09
- Best laid plans once again….
Sun 23 Jul 22:08
- Another frustrating start
Sat 22 Jul 21:57
- Escape
- Nothing changes
Mon 3 Jul 22:03
- Rain, rain, go away….
Sat 1 Jul 22:02
- Happy Canada Day ???????? ???? ????????

Jun 2023

Thu 29 Jun 18:54
- How to make a square hole out of a round one
Tue 27 Jun 18:53
- More shopping
Mon 26 Jun 18:52
- Best laid plans…
Sun 25 Jun 12:26
- It’s the language you use
Fri 23 Jun 12:05
- Listing (not the tippy kind)
Thu 22 Jun 13:59
- Summer solstice!
Mon 19 Jun 18:11
- A delightful job
Sun 18 Jun 18:10
- Father’s Day
Sat 17 Jun 18:08
- Leaks
Thu 15 Jun 17:59
- Job list increasing
Wed 14 Jun 17:52
- Lost items
Mon 12 Jun 21:36
- Summer has arrived.
Sat 10 Jun 21:35
- First sail
Fri 9 Jun 10:16
- Sublime or Ridiculous
Wed 7 Jun 10:15
- Storeroom Decongestant Boat bunged-up
Mon 5 Jun 23:21
- Nova Scotian monsoons
Sun 4 Jun 23:21
- Winter again
Sat 3 Jun 17:39
- Biblical rain
Fri 2 Jun 14:56
- The rig’s maiden voyage
Thu 1 Jun 15:06
- Dusty old place

May 2023

Wed 31 May 10:23
- All engines go
Sun 28 May 10:53
- Water at last.
Thu 25 May 23:40
- Splashdown and not crash down this time.
Wed 24 May 23:39
- A successful day
Tue 23 May 23:39
- Why does everything take so long?
Mon 22 May 11:54
- Some positives
Sun 21 May 11:08
- It’s relentless
Thu 18 May 11:07
- Boom!
Wed 17 May 23:00
- Broken mast- not ours,this time
Tue 16 May 22:58
- Bottom painting finale
Sun 14 May 22:53
- Survey
Sat 13 May 22:52
- Prep for survey
Fri 12 May 11:01
- We have a mast
Thu 11 May 10:47
- One step closer.
Wed 10 May 10:15
- Clean bottom at last
Tue 9 May 10:14
- Birthday
Mon 8 May 10:13
- Prep for survey
Sun 7 May 21:38
- Return to Four Jays
Sat 6 May 21:36
- Spring is in the air
Fri 5 May 21:51
- Further delays
Thu 4 May 22:21
- Another delay
Wed 3 May 22:18
- Careful what you wish for…
- A busy few days
Tue 2 May 22:10
- A wild goose chase
Mon 1 May 22:03
- Chasing cables

Apr 2023

Sun 30 Apr 21:59
- Four Js?, fur jays?, ah… 4 Jays (it’s the local accent)
Sat 29 Apr 21:26
- A good day’s work
Thu 27 Apr 15:42
- Shopping
Tue 25 Apr 11:13
- Good news
Mon 24 Apr 16:46
- New mast!
Sun 23 Apr 22:58
- Sunday
- Hey ho
Fri 21 Apr 22:06
Wed 19 Apr 19:01
- Travel Headaches
Tue 18 Apr 20:35

2022

Jun 2022

Sun 5 Jun 17:05
- Crash down not splash down
Fri 3 Jun 11:34
- Challenging check lists
Wed 1 Jun 00:39
- Lobsters galore

May 2022

Mon 30 May 15:05
- Same language different words
Sat 28 May 16:58
- Mad and sad
Fri 27 May 11:19
- Technology failures
Thu 26 May 11:41
- A lot of screwing
Tue 24 May 11:48
- A hard day’s work
Sun 22 May 21:19
- What a mess
- Work in progress
Sat 21 May 11:36
- Critters
Fri 20 May 12:30
- Progress?
Mon 16 May 22:47
- Anti fouling or calving?
Sun 15 May 22:38

2021

Oct 2021

Tue 19 Oct 18:59
- Last day
Mon 18 Oct 13:56
- End of season
Sun 17 Oct 11:34
- Leaf peeping 2
Sat 16 Oct 13:25
- Leaf peeping
Thu 14 Oct 21:37
- R & R begins
Wed 13 Oct 23:44
- Nearly there.
- Now wasps
Mon 11 Oct 19:33
- Busy bees
Sat 9 Oct 19:45
- Temperature Fall
Fri 8 Oct 11:49
- Furry friend?
Thu 7 Oct 11:57
- Boat maintenance not so bad- in the sun
Tue 5 Oct 20:36
- We have moved
Mon 4 Oct 22:41
- Progress
Sun 3 Oct 20:31
- 3 Bs -Brunch Bikes Beer
Sat 2 Oct 11:12
- Tick, tick, tick. Could do better/ must try harder

Sep 2021

Thu 30 Sep 19:35
- More generosity
Mon 27 Sep 11:01
- Engineer hard at work
Sat 25 Sep 11:17
- Updates
Fri 24 Sep 11:51
- Work, eat, sleep, repeat.
Wed 22 Sep 20:49
- The generosity of strangers, possibly
Tue 21 Sep 22:17
- Mousing
Mon 20 Sep 22:42
- New neighbours
- Lazy day
Sun 19 Sep 11:38
- Wrap free
Fri 17 Sep 20:22
- Ventilation
Thu 16 Sep 21:10
- Day off!
Wed 15 Sep 20:21
- The pipes- water not bag
- Water tanks
Tue 14 Sep 11:20
- What a treasure!
- Down to work
Mon 13 Sep 17:49
Sun 12 Sep 11:35
- Sunday
Sat 11 Sep 11:35
- Saturday
Fri 10 Sep 11:34
- Friday
Thu 9 Sep 11:34
- Thursday

2019

Oct 2019

Wed 30 Oct 14:19
- Season’s end.
Tue 29 Oct 13:10
- Almost done
- Wrapping up
Fri 25 Oct 21:59
- Chaos reigns still/again
Fri 18 Oct 11:17
- Another storm
Thu 17 Oct 15:16
- Ashore at last
Mon 14 Oct 13:06
- Biblical rains
Fri 11 Oct 12:36
- Gig night
Thu 10 Oct 12:35
- Preparing for haulout
Tue 8 Oct 10:58
- A small world.
Sun 6 Oct 10:55
- Island trail
Fri 4 Oct 13:48
- Ring, ring!
Thu 3 Oct 00:17
- Barra Strait Bridge
Tue 1 Oct 20:16
- Part 2
- Ashore on Goat Island Part 1

Sep 2019

Sun 29 Sep 21:23
Fri 27 Sep 17:12
- On the move again
Wed 25 Sep 14:16
- OCC connections
Sun 22 Sep 16:34
- Washing day
Sat 21 Sep 13:44
- Shiver me timbers
Fri 20 Sep 11:53
- Bras d’Or or Brass Monkey
Wed 18 Sep 13:57
- Exercise at last
Tue 17 Sep 15:46
- Hunkered down
- Confusion
Sun 15 Sep 20:34
- Good bye summer?
- Super Pep required!
Fri 13 Sep 11:53
- What a difference a week makes!
Wed 4 Sep 12:47
- Time will tell.
Mon 2 Sep 15:29
- You win some, you lose some
- Ferry trip
Sun 1 Sep 12:06
- Halifax not Edinburgh

Aug 2019

Fri 30 Aug 16:00
- Erin
Thu 29 Aug 14:14
- Rain, rain go away
Tue 27 Aug 20:13
- Up the creek (but with paddles)
Mon 26 Aug 12:53
- F’s been Tango’d
Sat 24 Aug 20:35
Fri 23 Aug 12:09
- Déjà vu
Wed 21 Aug 12:15
- What a hard life!
Tue 20 Aug 01:07
- All’s well that ends well!
- Delicious
Sat 17 Aug 16:50
- Stop press!
- Stunning scenery
Fri 16 Aug 14:11
- Imelda Marcos / Halifax
- Preparations
Tue 13 Aug 17:45
- Another lightweight lighthouse
Sat 10 Aug 17:33
- 4 seasons, 1 day
- Best laid plans...
Wed 7 Aug 00:58
- Charging ahead!
Tue 6 Aug 13:23
- Farewell
Fri 2 Aug 16:53
- The Mounties always get their man
Thu 1 Aug 12:21
- Ever hotter.

Jul 2019

Wed 31 Jul 12:30
- Hot hot hot!
Tue 30 Jul 11:39
- Laundry at last!
Sun 28 Jul 13:07
- Not quite Hell’s Angels
Sat 27 Jul 11:52
- Ta da!
Thu 25 Jul 22:31
- Bear country
- Shipborne diseases
Wed 24 Jul 19:07
- Leaks!
Tue 23 Jul 00:10
- Health and Safety?
Sat 20 Jul 20:56
- Boom!
- Kiss of death or
Fri 19 Jul 11:15
- Eeeeeeeek!
Wed 17 Jul 22:55
- Ahhh chooo
- Yum yum
Mon 15 Jul 22:41
- Blowing the cobwebs away
- Off we go
- Well supported causeway.
Sat 13 Jul 20:37
- More tide than wind
Fri 12 Jul 15:43
- POIs en route to grocery store
- All in a day’s work
Thu 11 Jul 16:34
- Legal at last
Wed 10 Jul 17:58
- Hello Canada
Tue 9 Jul 02:08
- Shipshape once more
Sun 7 Jul 13:06
- Rocking in Rockland
Fri 5 Jul 22:36
- Needle in a haystack
- Happy 4th July!!!
Thu 4 Jul 00:48
- Oops!
Wed 3 Jul 13:24
- Farewell to Brewer South Freeport Marine
- Final push
- Maine weather
- Unexpected jobs
- New lazy bag/Stacker Pack
- No leaks!
- Friends
- Chaos!
- What a difference a day makes
- So near yet so far

Jun 2019

Wed 26 Jun 12:42
- Test Message

2018

Sep 2018

Thu 27 Sep 17:00
- An unplanned haul out
- Yum, yum - again!
Tue 25 Sep 22:55
- Summer’s over
Sun 23 Sep 17:45
- A surfeit of blueberries
Fri 21 Sep 23:12
- Memorable first sail in Maine
Thu 20 Sep 22:48
- Bear burgers with a side of moose.
Wed 19 Sep 00:52
- Rain, rain go away.....
Mon 17 Sep 23:53
- A sky to remember
Sun 16 Sep 22:45
- Au revoir, old friends.
Sat 15 Sep 22:29
- Not again!!!!?
Fri 14 Sep 18:23
- Season of mists.....2
- Season of mists......1
Thu 13 Sep 16:00
- Unwittingly arrived in Maine
Wed 12 Sep 17:48
- Arty farty!
Tue 11 Sep 19:00
- We walked and we walked.....
Sun 9 Sep 19:00
- Technology!
Sat 8 Sep 19:00
- Part 2
- Boston on foot Part 1
- How did that happen?
Fri 7 Sep 00:07
- Hot, hot, hot.
Thu 6 Sep 01:44
- WHAT???
Tue 4 Sep 00:49
- Man eating flies
Sun 2 Sep 20:59
- A bit of a scrape.
Sat 1 Sep 22:22
- Here’s hoping......

Aug 2018

Thu 30 Aug 21:48
- Back in time
- Following in the Pilgrims’ footsteps
Tue 28 Aug 21:54
- Bye bye Ptown
Mon 27 Aug 19:00
- Ptown
Sun 26 Aug 14:40
- A short cut
Sat 25 Aug 21:54
- Room with a view and laundry
Fri 24 Aug 18:30
- Whoosh!
- An ongoing magical spot
Thu 23 Aug 23:57
- A magical spot
- Well I never (Part 2 )
- Well I never......
Wed 22 Aug 14:25
- Dry, Drier, Driest
Tue 21 Aug 18:24
- Small but perfectly formed...
Sun 19 Aug 20:02
- A night to remember
Sat 18 Aug 20:46
- Shock ...horror.....
Fri 17 Aug 23:05
- What a catch......
Thu 16 Aug 14:42
- Gated community
Tue 14 Aug 21:00
- Careful what you wish for.....
Sun 12 Aug 23:03
- Rain, rain go away........
Sat 11 Aug 23:01
- On the move- barely.
- Bambi x two
Fri 10 Aug 22:36
- STOP STOP PRESS
Wed 8 Aug 23:24
- Stop Press
- Housekeeping
Tue 7 Aug 13:49
- We have a neighbour!
- And lastly
- Manhattan once more.
Mon 6 Aug 17:00
- And finally
- Next up!
- Past The Lady and onwards
- A long day in Manhattan
Sun 5 Aug 15:00
- Atlantic Highlands PS
Sat 4 Aug 23:07
- Twin Lights
Fri 3 Aug 19:24
- New York!

Jul 2018

Mon 30 Jul 14:28
- Ready to go.
Sat 28 Jul 21:14
- Repairs
Fri 27 Jul 21:18
- Preparations
Tue 24 Jul 21:00
- Climate change?
Wed 4 Jul 10:00
- Celebrations.
Tue 3 Jul 11:00
- Morehead Beaufort Yacht Club
Mon 2 Jul 09:10
- What a welcome!

Jun 2018

Fri 29 Jun 21:00
- Arriving in the USA
Thu 28 Jun 11:00
- Back online

2017

Dec 2017

Thu 14 Dec 15:00
- A bit like Wind in the Willows
Tue 12 Dec 02:00
- Dera..dera..dera..dera....Batman!!!
Fri 8 Dec 08:00
- New dinghy
Thu 7 Dec 17:00
- No Room At The Inn (OK Marina)
Wed 6 Dec 16:00
- Ilet de Gosier
Fri 1 Dec 15:30
- Trip Advisor or The Good Food Guide

Nov 2017

Wed 29 Nov 16:00
- Pidgeon Island Rocking & Rolling
Mon 27 Nov 08:00
- A Houdini moment
Tue 21 Nov 10:34
- What a Jolly Place
Sun 19 Nov 06:00
- Pidgeon Beach. A moving breakfast.
Sat 18 Nov 00:00
- Pidgeon Beach. Here they come!!
Fri 17 Nov 02:13
- I Do.....
Thu 16 Nov 06:00
- Off at last
Wed 15 Nov 14:00
- Anchors Way-Hey!!!
- Freeman's Bay (at anchor) The Meerkats
Tue 14 Nov 06:00
- rohcna VIBGYOR
Sat 11 Nov 06:00
- Freeman's Bay (at anchor) a salt and battery
Thu 9 Nov 06:00
- Nelson's Dockyard (Superyacht Berth)
Mon 6 Nov 10:30
- Antigua Slipway, Launch Day
Sat 4 Nov 06:00
- Antigua Slipway, antifouling foul play
Fri 3 Nov 06:00
- Antigua Slipway, propellor on.
Thu 2 Nov 06:00
- Antigua Slipway, vermin free
Wed 1 Nov 06:00
- Antigua Slipway, back again

Apr 2017

Sat 1 Apr 16:59
- MISSING BIT TO BE UPDATED. "HONEST" ASAP

Mar 2017

Wed 1 Mar 13:10
- Arrived!! And off to sleep

Feb 2017

Tue 28 Feb 09:22
- No Carnival for us
Mon 27 Feb 07:34
- Monday position update.
Sun 26 Feb 09:09
- Fan Mail
Sat 25 Feb 08:15
- Clocks go back tonight.
Fri 24 Feb 07:30
- THE THING
Thu 23 Feb 06:51
- Weeding in the Atlantic
Wed 22 Feb 06:49
- Position Update
Tue 21 Feb 07:07
- It's a small Ocean
Mon 20 Feb 09:04
- Turning the page
Sun 19 Feb 09:55
- Logs and logs
Sat 18 Feb 07:43
- Thaaarr she blows!!
Fri 17 Feb 06:17
- Happy Anniversary!!
Thu 16 Feb 09:11
- Something fishy
Wed 15 Feb 09:10
- The correct direction - at last
Tue 14 Feb 09:06
- I'm in Love!!!
Mon 13 Feb 09:04
- Have we been Trumped?
Sun 12 Feb 09:42
- 18:34N 029:31W
- Thank goodness for HBO
Sat 11 Feb 09:05
- Have you, turned your eggs today?
Fri 10 Feb 07:35
- The 3mm Gap
Thu 9 Feb 13:09
- Busy day
Wed 8 Feb 07:52
- Right hand down a bit
Tue 7 Feb 07:43
- Tuesday Day 3
- Tuesday Day 3
Mon 6 Feb 17:00
- Death in Paradise has a lot to answer for.
Sun 5 Feb 18:57
- Position update
Sat 4 Feb 20:38
- Day 1 Transatlantic Oddesey
Fri 3 Feb 08:30
- Another brief stopover
Thu 2 Feb 12:30
- Manual position input

Jan 2017

Mon 30 Jan 08:09
- A wee test sail

2016

Nov 2016

Mon 7 Nov 09:01
- Last Leg
Sun 6 Nov 12:28
- Bonfire Night
Sat 5 Nov 19:55
- Saturday evening
- Saturday morning position update
Fri 4 Nov 19:36
- Land Ahoy!!
- Friday morning position update
Thu 3 Nov 20:01
- Thursday night position update
- Too much information
Wed 2 Nov 19:39
- Decisions Decisions
- Wednesday morning position update
Tue 1 Nov 08:13
- Red Light District

Oct 2016

Mon 31 Oct 08:00
- The mark of Zoro
Sun 30 Oct 20:16
- (no subject)
- Sunday Sunday morning position
Sat 29 Oct 20:03
- Saturday evening position update
- Life at an angle.
Fri 28 Oct 20:15
- Friday evening position update
- Leaving Sal & Cape Verdes
Mon 24 Oct 22:49
- Sal
Sat 22 Oct 21:07
- Advice from an Italian Restauranteur
Fri 21 Oct 23:01
- Ilha De Sao Nicolau
Tue 18 Oct 22:04
- Tuesday night update
- Cape Verde beach life
Mon 17 Oct 21:56
- Santa Luzia
Sun 16 Oct 21:55
- Port bound no longer
Sun 2 Oct 06:10
- Sunday morning
Sat 1 Oct 18:49
- Saturday update
- Saturday

Sep 2016

Fri 30 Sep 06:53
- Friday morning
- Friday morning
Thu 29 Sep 05:54
- Thursday
Wed 28 Sep 11:27
- Wednesday day 4
Tue 27 Sep 16:11
Mon 26 Sep 06:21
- Monday update
Sun 25 Sep 17:47
- Now that's more like it!
- Miserable Night
Fri 23 Sep 16:26
- 27 44.796N 015 37.360W
Wed 7 Sep 18:20
- First real post here

Aug 2016

Thu 11 Aug 11:07
- Marina berth Puert Calero

Broken mast- not ours,this time

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