New Dock Lines- 10th June 2020

Finally this season got round to making up shackled dock lines so returning home might be a bit simpler rather than having to keep resetting the lines.

Newly spliced lines

New lines and shackles

 

Permanent lines done

First Run Out of 2020 Sparks Marina - 7th June 2020

First run out of the season was to Sparks Marina Hayling Island and due to lock down rules we could only go for a short day stay. Jude, & Charlie Beans came with us by boat and Sarah & Kev joined us for drinks and nibbles.

Skipper and Crew ready to go

Calm start to the day

Charlie and his new jacket

All this travel is making me sleepy

The Crew at Sparks

Kev, Jude & Charlie

Enjoying the sun

Chilling at Hayling

Charlie loving life

Mooring with the big boys

Sarah taking in the sun

Grey skies as we slipped our lines

Narrow dredged channel at Sparks

Skipper and mate

Threatening skies at Chichester Entrance

Hope we don't get wet

Arrival back to Haslar basin

E7 Sparks Marina Hayling Island

GP looking very clean

Skipper at the helm

Safely back in Haslar after our first outing

Return to Water - 3rd June 2020

After 208 days ashore, a lock down and Covid 19 pandemic we finally had our launch date and a return to Haslar Marina. Weve had about 6 weeks of sun but on the day we returned to water the rain came.

The slow creep up the yard at the ECA

Its been a lot time coming

We are on our way

Job done

In the lift at the ECA

Finally bout to be set free

Yeah were on our way

Great to be back on the water

All smiles as we slip out of Langstone

Entering the run and Langstone

Beautifully calm day

On plane at Eastney

Greek Key towels in the bathroom

Back home in to Haslar so pleased to be back

Really pleased with all the hard work, we've returned with a totally different boat, she's like new