Vega - The Good, the Bad and the Downright Careless

The Good, the Bad and the Downright Careless

Vega

Irving & Cate Benjamin

Fri 27 Apr 2012 11:34

Friday 27 April. The good news and the bad news: two long solo sessions in breaks between the torrential rain mean the Vega is antifouled (Seajet Blue, 1 can @£65), the saildrive reassembled and spray antifouled (Blakes - half the price of International) and re-anoded, and topsides cleaned and polished and (in my opinion) looking really good! Second major achievement was at last to fix the furling gear which has bugged us every year as we hoist the Genoa. It looks as if two grubscrews had never been correctly located when the standing rigging was replaced several years ago (not by me), resulting in an unstable foil round the forestay. Should make life easier.

HOWEVER: having achieved all the painting without a single splash, while descending from the boat I managed to lose my grip on a plastic box containing an old tin of Plastimo Navy antifoul, which landed and opened onto the teak sole of the cockpit, and splashed over the GRP of the cockpit seats and starboard side coaming. With much cursing at my own stupidity, I managed to get the board off the boat (down the ladder in the wind - the cause of the accident) and wash/scrub as much as possible off, leaving only a few stains. The gleaming white GRP of the cockpit is another matter, and is still defaced despite much immediate scrubbing. I have posted for advice on various sailing fora, and will have to revisit (when the rain stops) with bleach(?), paint stripper(?) and much trepidation. Sadly not the end to a perfect day.

Anyway, the upside is that we re-launch next week (Tuesday 1st May) with ONLY 13 DAYS TO GO!!!

Benj

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- Day 78 Wed 1 Aug Portree to Gairloch

Jul 2012

Tue 31 Jul 21:40
- Day 77 Tue 31 July Plockton to Portree, Skye
Mon 30 Jul 00:31
- Day 76 - Monday 30 July Inverie to Plockton.
Sun 29 Jul 00:26
- Day 75 Sunday 29th July Tobermory to Inverie, Loch Nevis, again!
Sat 28 Jul 00:22
- Day 74 Sat 28 July Oban to Tobermory
Fri 27 Jul 06:00
- Day 70-73 Tue 24- Fri 27 July Oban, Glasgow and Largs
Thu 19 Jul 16:31
- Days/65-66 Thu/Fri July 19-20: Last Day of the Malts: Tobermory-Oban
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Thu 12 Jul 11:02
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Wed 11 Jul 10:38
- Day 57 Wed July 11 Isle of Rum
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- Day 56 Tue July 10 Eigg to Rum
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- Day 55, Mon July 9 Tobermory to Eigg
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Sat 7 Jul 21:23
- Day 53 Sat July 7 Kerrera
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- Day 52 Fri July 6 The Malts Crew assemble
- Days 44-51 Thu June 28 - Thu July 5 Benj alone in Oban

Jun 2012

Wed 27 Jun 21:27
- Day 43 Wed 27 June Glasgow to Calgary or Oban
Tue 26 Jun 21:18
- Day 42 Tue June 26 Oban to Glasgow
Sun 24 Jun 21:10
- Day 40 Sun June 24 Oban - farewell to Delta Force
Sat 23 Jun 21:01
- Day 39 Sat June 23 Wet in Oban with DF+4
Fri 22 Jun 20:34
- Day 27 Friday June 22 Benj's Birthday and Delta Force arrival
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- Day 36 Wed 20 June Oban to Loch Aline
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Mon 18 Jun 22:01
- Day 34 Mon 18 June Colonsay to Oronsay and back, on foot
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- Day 33 Sun 17 June Port Ellen to Scalsaig, Isle of Colonsay.
Sat 16 Jun 10:29
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Fri 15 Jun 10:20
- Day 31 Fri 15 June Port Ellen
Thu 14 Jun 09:58
- Day 30 Thursday June 14th Ballycastle to Port Ellen
Wed 13 Jun 22:15
- Day 29 Wed 13 June The Dark Hedges, Ballycastle
Tue 12 Jun 22:08
- Day 28 Tue 12 June Rained off in Ballycastle
Mon 11 Jun 11:03
- Day 27 (Mon 11 June) cont: Rope Bridge and Giant's Causeway
- Day 27 Mon 11 June Glenarm to Ballycastle
Sat 9 Jun 22:09
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- Days 23-25 Thu-Sat 7-9 June Bangor/Belfast Gales Gales Gales (and rain)
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- Day 22 Wed 6 June Ardglass to Bangor
Tue 5 Jun 14:45
- Day 21 Tue 5 June Howth to Ardglass (NI)
Mon 4 Jun 14:34
- Day 20 Mon 4 June Dun Laoghaire to Howth
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- Days 17-19 Fri-Sun 1-3 June Dublin Days

May 2012

Thu 31 May 11:09
- Day 16 Thu 31 May Arklow to Dunlaoghaire
Wed 30 May 15:15
- Day 15 Wed 30 May Kilmore Quay to Arklow.
Tue 29 May 15:06
- Day 14 May 29 Milford Haven to Kilmore Quay
Mon 28 May 14:40
- Day 13 May 28 Cate's Birthday - rest day in Milford Haven
Sun 27 May 21:00
- Day 12 May 27 Padstow to Milford Haven
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Fri 25 May 22:11
- Day 9 into 10 24/25 May Newlyn to Padstow
Thu 24 May 18:11
- Day 9 Thursday 24 May Falmouth to Newlyn
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Tue 22 May 14:30
- Day 7 Tue 22 May Dartmouth to Plymouth
Mon 21 May 21:00
- Day 6 Mon 21 May 'Rest Day' Kingswear/Dartmouth
Sun 20 May 21:28
- Day 5 May 20 - Weymouth to Dartmouth
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- Day 4 - 19 May Poole to Weymouth
Fri 18 May 08:56
- Day 3 Fri 18 May Chichester to Poole
Thu 17 May 21:28
- Day 2 Eastbourne - Chichester Thu May 17
Wed 16 May 19:00
- Off at last! Dover-Eastbourne Wed 16th May
Mon 14 May 07:54
- Will we ever get away?
Wed 9 May 18:00
- Back in Wellington Dock
Sun 6 May 18:10
- Progress??

Apr 2012

Fri 27 Apr 11:34
- The Good, the Bad and the Downright Careless
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- Work started at last
Sun 22 Apr 08:36
- Sunny Sunday
Sat 21 Apr 11:00
- (Almost) 'On Dover Beach'

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