15 June 2017 Lowestoft: at the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club.
Time to quit messing about getting stuff fixed- it's a boat! ...and we are ready for crossing the North Sea tomorrow, casting off at 4am. We found and installed new house batteries - 6x 100 ah: the bottom is shiny with new paint; the topsides, from the waterline up to the rail, are gleaming with fresh wax; a few little things have been fixed and almost everything is working!
We had a pleasant trip yesterday from anchor in the Orwell River, just South of Pin Mill, up here to Lowestoft. We had thought it would be a motor-sail all the way, but we spent about 70% of the time having a glorious sail in 12 knots of breeze and flat water: so that was a big bonus. All sails and rigging are correct and shipshape, and the Admiral and the Captain are pleased with the progress made in the last couple of weeks.
Best,
John and Nancy
