Hauling in the rain (again)

Chuck, Vlad, Sue

How do we choose these wet and windy days to haul? A SE gale with rain in it, cold and grey! Still, she might as well be in a shed being painted, because it's hardly boating weather.

No problem getting over the cradle, sitting nice and upright, and a gentle drive and push back into the shed. Dave's mast hinged down in about 10 minutes.

QBW20

Funny how the water is always black at QBW. Traditionally we try and get a cruise in on Queen's Birthday Weekend despite winter weather. A miserable forecast never really materialised and we sailed on the Saturday afternoon for Hallam Cove. By Putanui Point we'd decided to amend our TR and head for our favourite hidey hole of Take-In Bay; the only bay that we know that is truly out of the SE wind, however strong it blows. A bit of an issue with charging, but on the trip home it seemed to have fixed itself; maybe just damp after lock down. Put into Te Mahia for a brief run ashore. Steamed 31.2 nm.