April 2nd & 3rd Position 61.45.84N 61:45.84W

Symatchmaker
Mon 6 Apr 2009 14:04
Day 12&13
 
Sailed from Jolly Harbour to English Harbour - and anchored out in Freemans bay to tidy up .. then we did a reconnaisance of Nelsons Dockyard -  met up with Sherwin the Dockmaster, and he advised us of our spot - on the corner between Uhuru  (Oyster 62)  and Keolaha8 (Oyster 72).. everyone was nervous because - it would be stern too - in a side wind - and laying out 60 metres of the anchor as we reversed in... pretty tricky!
 
Alan did a great job on the anchor.... and Ted was nimble on the stern lines... Capn Pete  was accurate with the helming  - the end result was a perfect berthing - easy,  no drama, and all the dockside tourist spectators were impressed .... but privately disappointed that there wasn`t more drama - -( ideally a prang!)
 
The Gala Dinner was held at the Admirals Inn - jolly japes and story telling - followed by Capn Pete falling asleep at the table!
 
Nelson`s Dockyard is impressive -it is the world`s only working Georgian Dockyard... and is full of atmosphere..complete with Red Telephone box - with open windows - (not the result of vandalisation - but a climatic configuration variation)...

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