Hi guys, Lauren here, have a look at our first Youtube video below. Calypso is back in the water!!
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What a week here on the south coast...... after last week's moving out shenanigans, we were all set to finish the boat and get it ready for launch. First up, a pre-launch dinner with the other couple at the yard (that turned into 0200 Palinka shots).
The yard guys then arrived at 07:30 and after Lauren and I hauled ourselves out of bed, it was time to get the boat moving.
The launch went well - Peter and Kinga (sailoverthehorizon.net) [.....]
Right-o - a bit more of an update than last Friday's. We finished packing up our flat and moved out on the Thursday.
When we started, the countdown was 92 weeks to go....
As much as we're both looking forward to the trip, we'll miss the great area we lived in...
I'll also miss my view of London.... (but not the daily grind)
Anyways, we got down to the boat and got cracking with the last few jobs before [.....]
Howdy y'all,
Yes indeedy, we're back online after a brief time away and on the final countdown. I finished work this past week, the rig is set to go back up and we're ready for re-launch a week today.
Everything is otherwise set and ready to go - last few stores to be stocked and last few jobs to be done, then we're set to go on June 3rd.
Stay tuned.... [.....]
Well, not quite.
We were all set to go on the 19th but the weather gods have conspired against us and delayed things just a tad. Basically, last week the marina had 60-odd kt gusts which meant the crane was shut down for 2 days. That of course compounded everything and meant there was no chance our rig was going up on Friday. Hey ho, we cracked on and got the jib furler re-fitted, re-fitted / tweaked / tested the steering, and finally finished the painting.
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1.5 weeks to go and it's all happening.
First up, the standing rigging arrived back from the rigger and we set about getting it installed. A day and a half later, it was all done..... To be honest, I'm a bit worried some of the rigging is too long but we won't know until the masts go back up.... never a dull moment!
While getting that done, we also installed two clutches for the halyards to make hoisting the main and [.....]
