Well today was about safety and halyards. We have many ways of getting sails up the mast and today was all about hoist height and release angles and offsets. The halyard locks on the main were replaced with a more reliable 2:1 system for now. EPIRB and PLB (personal locator beacons) were organized and tested.
And today was the big boat series with Wild Oats, Beau Geste and the like competing within Sydney Harbour. The race was live streamed back from several drones, surface craft and a helicopter to the jumbo tron at the YC! Very fun!
We finished early today with no sailing. Disco finished up some jobs and closed the boat. Carla, Libby, Jay, joe and I had a nice grill at the house with a preliminary swim, very refreshing.
Here Joe advises on the correct placement of our Xmas tree… so helpful!
Here is the allotted slot bag for personal gear for each crew member. Enough for a change of woofer-covers me thinks.
We mounted our water bottle holders. Sunglass holders are next.
Our provisioning is starting to look like PB&J Sammie’s and Cliff Bars.
Another awesome day here is sunny Sydney!
