Robinetta has
stayed in her mud berth all winter, so no major winter work has been
done. I have spent several days working on her though, touching up
the external paintwork and Alex has put DEKS on all the foredeck
bright work, and varnished the cockpit bulwark.
Inside she has had a
thorough wash down and been restored to cruising cabin mode, rather
than maintenance mode. The main sail and staysail are bent on, and
she looks ready for the season.
In reality she is
waiting to be hauled out to get the hull cleaned as the rudder shows
some healthy weed growth. Being in mud the rest should be less weedy,
but we need to get the mud off so we can check the hull condition.
This will not happen until June, since we are going away for most of
May.
This time last year
we had already been sailing for a fortnight. This year our first
night aboard is using Robinetta as a static caravan while we
sail our dinghy, Tiki. But it is still a great feeling to come
aboard and feel her moving as the tide rises.
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