the Unwrap

Ready for winter

Despite looking at other boats, which is a step beyond thinking (?), I have made no changes to my summer boating plans. The default plan is status quo.

This year's launch was on the April 28th and 29th. I like to let the bigger boats get sorted before venturing down to the club. The first order of business is getting the boat unwrapped and the mast stepped. The crew, Nick and Jeff,  agreed to meet on Wednesday, May 9th, i.e. a week before the start of regular racing.

There were a few hiccups: I broke my Windex and it started to rain just as we were about to prepare to hoist the mast. An easy thing to replace with a quick trip to West Marine except that one of my big lifestyle changes is that I am now car less. Fortunately Nick had brought his car so we were able to make a quick run to the store.We waited out the rain by having supper. There was just enough light to get the mast up and secured. On Thursday and Friday I finished off the rigging. On Friday, as part of  a car rental weekend, I delivered the motor and a full tank of gas.

The wood on the slider needs to be refastened and the motor needs to be tested. It wasn't working last year but it was (supposedly) repaired over the winter. We will know when I finally take the boat out on the 16th for the first regular race.

Unwrapped and ready for summer