The world is slowly coming to life here down @ the marina, although I was rudely awakened by a pneumatic drill by men working on the public slipway opposite at some ungodly hour this morning. Isn't there a law out there that stops them working before 9 o'clock!
Das captain is still sleeping, we are both tres knackered after a hectic week in the NHS, so are both glad to be off for three days and doing what we love best, swailing on das bot.
After a late finish for both of us we headed home, grabbed the bags and made it toot suite down the A38 in record time. The marina is quiet and we wound down over a lovely supper, beers and banter at Jolly Jacks.
He,ll be up some as we want to leave on high tide. The River Yealm calls today and then tomorrow we are going to head down to Fowey. We've been twice by car this year and not by water which is just not on, so looking forward to getting the wind in the sails and giving this bot a good work out.
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Friday, 11 May 2012
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Internet V Chandlery
We had a full house last night as Operation Mairadon went into full pelt.
After a bank holiday of full on boat labour the boat interior is clear, some major cleaning has gone on....with a lot more to do and the labour list has been made.
Priorities over the next few weeks will be the new hatches and resealing all the windows to get this boat watertight again. With all the cushions off to be remade with new foam and upholstery and the STUFF removed the boat smells different already.
The boys huddled over the laptop last night and set off on the ordering of new toys to get this bot shipshape. We didn't hear a peep for a long time.
We are a huge advocates of local boat yards and chandlers but when the list is long and never ending with boat gizzmondos there is the dilemma of where you can get the cheapest price.
The boys have saved hundreds of pounds tonight by shopping on line so it was no contest and are consoled that the work that Bob can't do can be done by local yards and businesses.
There was a day when everything was bought via your local chandlers...not now, it's like the demise of the local corner shop.....consumer demand et al we are still trying to do our bit albeit not as much as before.
On the swailing front, short week for us this week, as we have a long weekend. The weather is looking good so we should be dropping the lines and heading out to sea.
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After a bank holiday of full on boat labour the boat interior is clear, some major cleaning has gone on....with a lot more to do and the labour list has been made.
Priorities over the next few weeks will be the new hatches and resealing all the windows to get this boat watertight again. With all the cushions off to be remade with new foam and upholstery and the STUFF removed the boat smells different already.
The boys huddled over the laptop last night and set off on the ordering of new toys to get this bot shipshape. We didn't hear a peep for a long time.
We are a huge advocates of local boat yards and chandlers but when the list is long and never ending with boat gizzmondos there is the dilemma of where you can get the cheapest price.
The boys have saved hundreds of pounds tonight by shopping on line so it was no contest and are consoled that the work that Bob can't do can be done by local yards and businesses.
There was a day when everything was bought via your local chandlers...not now, it's like the demise of the local corner shop.....consumer demand et al we are still trying to do our bit albeit not as much as before.
On the swailing front, short week for us this week, as we have a long weekend. The weather is looking good so we should be dropping the lines and heading out to sea.
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Location:Home
Monday, 7 May 2012
ARC 2012
It's that time of year again and we,ve seen the first bot in the marina with their flag flying who will be leaving port and doing this fantastic circuit.
This flag is from a Hanse 46 from Norway who has wended his way down and across the channel and landed here in Plymouth. She is alongside another boat that has made their way down from the South East Coast.
There are a few entries whose home port is Plymouth and at least one from Mayflower again this year.
The race to prep, maintain and provision is on, how exciting, it will be us I hope in the not too distant future!
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May Day NOT Mayday!
May day is an ancient Northern Hemisphere spring festival and in most countries a traditional spring public holiday.
The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian times with May Day known for its tradition of dancing the maypole dance and crowning of the May Queen. May Day has been a traditional day of celebration throughout recent times and centuries, with towns and villages celebrating with village fetes and lots of Morris dancing.
In a regular anchoring spot near us in Plymouth the villagers of Kingsand & Cawsand celebrate the Flower Boat Ritual, where a likesize model of the ship Black Prince is covered in every flower you can imagine to celebrate spring and is taken in a grand procession by the troops from HMS Raleigh from the Quay at Millbrook to the beach at Cawsand where it is set adrift to a full blown firework display.
Here's hoping today is not too soggy for them.............
Saturday, 5 May 2012
Welcome To Mairadon
Papers and cash exchanged today and my father in law has returned to swailing with his new purchase.
So with foul weather (no change...yawn) we headed down to Totnes to clear her out inside in preparation for the next 8 weeks of boat labour to get her back in the water.
The boat has only had two owners, well one really until he passed it down to his son and now Bob.
She was a treasure trove inside, brought over from Ireland and then left to neglect somewhat, so we spent the afternoon on the mammoth task of clearing STUFF!!
You name it we found it, lots (and i mean lots) went in the bin but a lot we have salvaged and brought home. Amongst the treasure was a sextant, untouched in its original wooden box and in perfect condition.
This boat must have been stunning when she first set sail, but now after a few years of neglect is a sad and sorry state inside. Good job Bob has vision and we know after a few months she will be sooo different, loved and with new life breathed into her. After the winter on the hard with more love and attention, she,ll be transformed.
Eight hands made light work and we finished @ five after blitzing all the way through. Tomorrow she,ll be cleaned, then cushions off (they are vile and carry a health warning) and the real work can begin.
Exciting times ahead, can't wait to see the end result.
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So with foul weather (no change...yawn) we headed down to Totnes to clear her out inside in preparation for the next 8 weeks of boat labour to get her back in the water.
The boat has only had two owners, well one really until he passed it down to his son and now Bob.
She was a treasure trove inside, brought over from Ireland and then left to neglect somewhat, so we spent the afternoon on the mammoth task of clearing STUFF!!
You name it we found it, lots (and i mean lots) went in the bin but a lot we have salvaged and brought home. Amongst the treasure was a sextant, untouched in its original wooden box and in perfect condition.
This boat must have been stunning when she first set sail, but now after a few years of neglect is a sad and sorry state inside. Good job Bob has vision and we know after a few months she will be sooo different, loved and with new life breathed into her. After the winter on the hard with more love and attention, she,ll be transformed.
Eight hands made light work and we finished @ five after blitzing all the way through. Tomorrow she,ll be cleaned, then cushions off (they are vile and carry a health warning) and the real work can begin.
Exciting times ahead, can't wait to see the end result.
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Location:Totnes
Friday, 4 May 2012
Almost The Weekend
Tres knackered and my weekend doesn't start @ five pm today either. I am oncall today, 2nd in a week so it's been full on.
Das captain is off to das bot tonight and I,ll join him tomorrow once my call is finished. Weather remains dodgy, fed up off being soggy from all this water, but hopefully we,ll drop the lines and get away somewhere for some r n r.
On the Wave Warrior front it's all positive, the survey came back structurally sound et al, with just a recommendation that all the windows get replaced...happy days. All being well there will be a new bot in the Roffe family by the end of next week and then it's mission on to get her ready for the end of June.
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Das captain is off to das bot tonight and I,ll join him tomorrow once my call is finished. Weather remains dodgy, fed up off being soggy from all this water, but hopefully we,ll drop the lines and get away somewhere for some r n r.
On the Wave Warrior front it's all positive, the survey came back structurally sound et al, with just a recommendation that all the windows get replaced...happy days. All being well there will be a new bot in the Roffe family by the end of next week and then it's mission on to get her ready for the end of June.
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Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Fennnnnnnnton!
Don't know if you have seen the YouTube link for Fenton the dog walking in Bushey Park but it is absolutely hilarious.
I am in the big smoke and en route to my afternoon meeting.
Came up last night, stayed with my friend and girly gossiped over a bottle of vino ....swooper.
Meet Dylan....or Dyyyyyyyylan the most gorgeous ball of fluff you could meet. We had a mad reunion last night and a swooper walk in Bushey Park this morning avoiding the deer @ all costs.
Instead he made for the mud ditches and rolled around for England..........Dyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyylan!
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I am in the big smoke and en route to my afternoon meeting.
Came up last night, stayed with my friend and girly gossiped over a bottle of vino ....swooper.
Meet Dylan....or Dyyyyyyyylan the most gorgeous ball of fluff you could meet. We had a mad reunion last night and a swooper walk in Bushey Park this morning avoiding the deer @ all costs.
Instead he made for the mud ditches and rolled around for England..........Dyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyylan!
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