First Sail of the Season

 We are off! We keep thinking that we have done all the little jobs, and then we find another. But they aren't critical. I did make one gromit for a mast hoop this morning.

 We got away about 11am. Too late to easily make Lochinver, but early enough for a good day on the water.

Alison headed up the Loch to keep out of the way if the ferry left. A good plan as it came out right behind us.

 The sails all went up smoothly and we had the engine off at 11:30 and broad-reached towards the Summer Isles. Both the experimental plastic mast hoop and the rope gromit work.

The wind was light so we changed up to the no. 1 jib. Alison realised the bowsprit lines weren't right and re-ran them all inside the traveller. I had to re-do the turns on the furling drum too, but the new bearings are working nicely.

 We have anchored by Ristol Island, right at the corner of Loch Broom. It's busy with fishing boats but there is room for us, and a pub in walking distance, but we probably won't bother.

We had a bit of fun tricing the bobstay. The bobstay tensioning purchase wasn't tied on. Alison went to the end of the bowsprit in Worm and retrieved it.