Getting Ready

It's 10 days to the off, and time for all the preparations to get finished. We spent Easter Sunday night on the sand at Bembridge, and in the morning replaced anodes, greased the propeller and various other "out of the water" jobs. We've just had the rigging retensioned, and we plan a "final" keel adjustment this week. A few details yet to attend to (like buying and stowing provisions), but we think we're getting there.

The first leg is to Santander - non-stop if the weather allows. David Pennison has very kindly stepped in to help on this leg, after family concerns stopped Alistair coming. Val plans to join us in Santander - by plane. And there's another story...