What did you do yesterday ?

[Rum_Pirate]

I helped launch KATE


Crossing the road

Kissing the water

On the way to mooring (15 mile trip)

 

[PhillM]

Superb! We go back in tomorrow. Although the trip from the slip to berth is more like a 150 meters. Oh and the weather won't be quite so nice because we are on the Hamble.

 

[Rum_Pirate]

The more observant will notice that she was launched without her mizzen mast.

After the launch we had to raise that.

Used the mainsail gaff as a crane.

Do up the mizzen shrouds,

Erect the mizzen mast.

Erect the mizzen boom,

Lash on the sail to gaff, boom and mizzen mast.

bolt on the tiller- that was real fun!!!!

Then hank on the jib, plus tie on sheets.

Run up the staysail, plus tie on sheets.

Lash on the mainsail to gaff, boom and mast.

Took us about 5 1/2 hours after launch before we could sail to mooring.

Muggings here forgot to apply sunscreen. Burnt my calves.

No rum was consumed.