Home again

 

Anjevi and I are home safe but a bit tired from the Tawe Nunnugah 25 Raid.  It will take me a while to digest the experience and recover I suspect.

The weather was less cooperative this year, and some days I had to really dig deep to get through. I found it all a bit more pressured this time ... Perhaps because I was in a slower boat. 

I got all the way from Recherche to Hobart on one Torqeedo battery with 6% remaining. The older battery gave an error 45 when I tried to use it so probably ditch it. I mostly used the Torqeedo for motor sailing when there was very light airs, plus a bit of getting into and out of tight spaces like Watermans Dock.  It was a nice thing to have, certainly saved a bit of rowing. 

Anjevi held up fine except for a parted centre board uphaul rope. Bunnings Marine let me down there. I have a plan for an upgrade arrangement, a saddle on the board, a spectra line and thimble maybe for the uphaul line.  Sailing with Dale was instructive, as he has a lot of sailing experience in general and SCamp sailing in particular. And I got some ideas wandering round the Wooden Boat Festival. I have a list of things I would like to upgrade - cushions, anchor stowage, rear compartments. And I will finish my boat  tent, I had to admit it looked a bit funky in the campgrounds on the way home. Cosy tho. Anjevi was very comfortable both to sail and to camp on. 

It has been fun playing "Where's Wally" spotting Anjevi in various festival photos. Just saw us in a pic in the WBA Queensland newsletter, overtaking the Endeavour.

And here we are in a Tall Ships post on Soren Lasen

I am glad to have completed the Raid, but even gladder to be home. It helped me clarify the sort of sailing I want to do in future. I met lots of wonderful people, including John Welsford, who very kindly posed next to Anjevi. Great to have a photo of Anjevi and her designer.

Mat has made a terrific video of the first part of the raid, we actually feature in there a few times, and some of my video included. 

And here we are on the cover for the recording of John's take at the AWBF