Month: May 2019

  • BOAT: Bring On Another Thousand ($£€)

    BOAT: Bring On Another Thousand ($£€)

    Definition of Boat Ownership: akin to standing naked in the rain ripping up $$$ bills. We always knew it, but at the beginning of the season when there is such an intensity of work to be done we have been to the ATM to withdraw €750 (the maximum daily allowance) every day.  Into the wallet it…

  • Water Bound

    Water Bound

    Every night now we fall into bed exhausted.  I think it’s as much the emotional ride as the physical work. Monday saw all the work that needed doing whilst she was out of the water finally finished.  Propeller serviced, steering stiffness investigated, new anodes, and through hull fittings, old name taken off, topsides polished and…

  • So what now?

    So what now?

    So; what happens next? Boat: Tick.  Paid for: Tick. Pangs of Angst: Tick.  Rick has been waking up at 2am every night with thoughts running around in his head.  When I ask him in the morning what kept him awake he just says “the hamster only needs a very small wheel you know” Currently our…