New boom in place, heading for Guernsey

New Boom arrived yesterday :)

Now the only thing is missing is a Cruising Main, which should be wating for us when we limp into Ijmuijden... I have the Racing Main onboard but probably will not use during delivery with only me and Anna onboard.

Iroise Greement of Brest did the works and they did a superb job. They also carry a good stock of Gottifredi Maffioli ropes. Took the opportunity to change the oldish 14mm SK78 to a new 12mm Powersprint 78 for the Mainsheet

Sun is shining and light winds, maybe a bit too light. Today we head for Guernsey, where we plan to arrive tomorrow morning. The boat is bunkered with "products of France" so even with no wind the trip should be a pleasant one:)

Brest, Waiting for new boom to arrive

Just got a message today that Sparcraft has not sent the boom that was supposed to be sent around wednesday. Well, I know Iroise Greement is workin on it and hope they do their best to get me the boom asap.

Meanwhile it is time to enjoy good weather and do some small stuff around the boat. Such as:

Out with the old plywood step that was getting a bit worn out and should really be teak.

And in with a new teak step made by a local classic boatyard on the pier. Now we just have to wait for the sun to work its magic and turn the wood to grey, then acid to "South of France White"

Cost? Too small to mention.

Brest, Mast repair and waiting for new crew (And enjoying Seafood and Rose...)

My father enjoying the scenery at Bay of Biscay.

The pictures are in no particular order. Just wanted to keep this blog alive with new content.

Seanna at Gibraltar waiting for weather in La Linea, Marina Alcadeisa.

Getting crowded under the bow

Outhaul "exploded"

...And the boom is bent, along with cracked gooseneck attachement.

Today I was able to organise the repairs, hopefully everything goes smoothly and I have a new boom by the end of the week.

Lagos waiting berth. We tried out to atlantic once but wind and seas from the north turned us back to Lagos. Very nice harbor and not a worst place in the world to wait for weather to improve. The Marina Club Hotel even had a sauna, a big thing for a Finn :)

Lagos - Seanna bunkered for Atlantic.

Internet has been bad so no posts... Hopefully it will get better going north. Tomorrow 3 crew will arrive and the plan is to get as far north as possible in a week. Fingers crossed for favourable weather.