Tuesday 12 February 2013

Yard Work

Haven't made a lot of posts recently it seems. I guess it's just hard to get around to blogging in the winter when we've finished sailing and are frantically trying to find enough time to work on the boat. So what's happening to FarrOut:

*Having a new headsail built by Paul our local sailmaker. Pentex taffeta, so a lot more hardwearing if not faster than our current Kevlar number.
*The engine is out of the boat and is going to be rebuilt in time for launch on Good Friday.
*Her bottom is all rubbed down and ready for anti-fouling. This year we've got a new reverse, inverse Starsky stripe. Google it kids.
*The mast is down and Stephen is replacing all the wires.
*Jack has organised new Neil Pryde team jackets.
*Still haven't applied for our new IRC cert yet - need those sail dims for the headsail.
*Kind of got invited to enter a youth team event, but I think we need a TCC of 0.900 which means we'd have to revalidate with the genoa. I think they might need to choose someone else.
*Not doing the Round The Island race this year as I'm going to concentrate on WSCs centenary and get offshore a bit more.