As we have been sliding into Winter, there have been more than our fair share of golden days. I managed to keep swimming into the first week of June, but got a cold, then got distracted, and I fear I have lost my super power of cold water acclimatization.
I finished the outriggers and got one sea trial in with them. I need a few more blocks to get the mainsheet working properly, then I am good for some more serious testing. I have been very slowly shaping and hand sewing a tent for the SCAMP too. It looks a lot better than a tarp draped over the boat and hanging down at odd angles. Next step, ad a zip. I have not had the SCAMP out for a while, it will be good to get back on the water for some winter sailing soon.
Speaking of SCAMP's, I helped my neighbour Frank, who is 80, collect his SCAMP kit. It was not so long ago that my SCAMP looked like this:
It really is magical that this turns into a SCAMP! I have largely forgotten how it all happens, so I better brush up on the manual so I can give sensible answers when asked for advice.
Meantime, we had a nice trip down to Warrnambool to celebrate our anniversary - I haven't been anywhere since Tassie in February, and the longer the interval between getting away, the harder it seems to get. But it was a good trip, and for just about the first time, it did not rain non stop while I was in Warrnambool.
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