Monday 22 August 2011

Sailing Where The Wind Takes You - Epilogue

Mekicevica spent the night at the harbour of the Bruinisse Watersports Club. I returned on Monday morning to have her lifted onto the trailer. The fresh wind was from the NW, which means that the waves on the SE corner of the Grevelingen were surprisingly high for these waters.
The whole process went smoothly, even springing-off on my own went rather well.
Positioning tiny Mekicevica centered under the boat lift on my own was hard work. It involved setting up four lines in such a way that they could be let loose from the dock. Stepping in and out involved down or up more than one meter. But she is now safely on the trailer.
There is a feeling of approaching the end of the season. Unless there is a spell of nice weather, it may well be that the rest of the season will be dedicated only to small repairs and further tweaks of the rigging.