This Weekend’s Work and Fun…

Well, the last coat of hull paint went on this past Friday – Thank God!  The yard was nice enough to let us borrow their compressor which allowed us using a new spray gun we bought to atomize the paint to a finer spray and that was just the trick.  Chris was especially relieved that he had sanded down the hull for the last time.  I think he sanded the entire thing at least seven times…insanity!  It looks very good!

I abandoned Chris yesterday to go racing with a new friend Andy aboard his Cape Dory 27, which is a lovely boat.  We didn’t win any trophies but in light air 5-8 knots initially and filling in maybe up to 10 she wasn’t in her most ideal conditions to run fast.  We had a lot of fun though and I got to see just how inefficient my foredeck work is…How did I end up there anyway?!?  I was supposed to be the halyard mast woman…in the pit per say…I learned a lot and have the muscle soreness to prove it.

Back to the boat today to finish up the painting of the nonskid on the deck and we will be rolling s/v Alchemy out of the shed real soon.

Turtle priming Chris on the finer points of spraying with the compressor and new gun assembly.

Transom with the final coat of paint

Success is so sweet after weeks of labor…mostly Chris’…

Beauty around the Boatyard

Racing with Andy and Gordan – they have been racing together for 30+ years…

Gordan trimming the Spinnaker