Working two jobs at
once
Melos at our brokerage dock
I was
supposed to be working at my paying job yesterday, running our yacht brokerage company,
HSH Yachts. And I did quite a lot for the company but really I was focused on Melos and
getting her ready for our trip. Only a little over six weeks to go. I have
crossed jobs off the list shown in my previous entry but others have been added
so the list is still as long!
Yesterday
began with me moving Melos
over to our brokerage dock (picture above) in order to get some touch-up work
done on the bow. That was done just after 8:00am. Then I went up to the office.
During the moring I made a few Melos
related calls and sent a few Melos related emails. Around 10:00am I met the
owners of a motoryacht just listed for sale with us and they offered me a case
of MRE’s. I learned that these are a type of instant meal used by the
armed forces: just add a tablespoon of water and it heats itself up and is
ready to eat. They and their boat come from Louisiana
and they had obtained them from FEMA after Hurricane Kartina hit New Orleans. We have
maybe a dozen of these meals and I will let you know how they are when we try
them during our upcoming trip. At lunch I did a couple of small Melos projects, during the afternoon I
went to do some company banking but stopped off to pick up Melos parts at two different
places. Later I talked with one of our brokers about Melos rigging and then, at 4:30pm I left the office, walked
downstairs and began working aboard Melos trying to scratch off
another few items from the list. I took off two and added three! Then I went
home and, after dinner, completed another Melos job.
So, you
can perhaps see how, right now, our upcoming voyage is receiving 90% of my
attention. Fortunately we think it will help our business and so I don’t
have to feel too guilty about doing tasks during office time. But jobs aboard
are only one of the things that have to be done before we leave for three
months. We are leaving our dog Woodie with friends and we have to work with
them on getting her used to it; we have friends staying in our house and we
have to make arrangements for them; we have to ensure bills are paid when we
are at sea. It really is a full time job!
Jeremy