Just a quick one update - we arrived in the Rade de Brest last Thursday after a lumpy Channel crossing, and have been waiting here since for a window to head down to Spain. Looks like we'll have it tomorrow (Wed) so expect vids and photos to be uploaded this weekend. [.....]
We went out for more test sailing in various wind conditions and have been pretty happy with the reefing setup so far. We still had to do some tweaks to the sail tension but that's all done now.
We also tested our third crew member, the self steering. It took a bit to dial in the Aries but in our last test run it worked really well and should take care of most of our steering when sailing.
A little excitement for [.....]
Lauren: I've spent some time creating another video highlighting a bit of our stay in Falmouth. Take a look.
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Yes, it's Lauren. I can't believe another update is due after almost another week has gone by.
At the moment we are primarily waiting for a weather window to cross Biscay. We are hoping for a solid 5 days of good weather, as Biscay is notoriously rocky in the wrong conditions. While we wait, we have been crossing off jobs.
The spray hood and cover is mostly all done, a few more zips to be stitched on and access panels created for the winches, then [.....]
The days all blur into one here at the moment, but jobs have been being ticked off the list nicely.
The spray hood and bimini Nathan has been working on so diligently has almost been finished. The side and front windows are in and looking great. The zips are stitched in so we can roll the side panels up for more airflow and visibility. Just a few more zips to stitch and tidying up of the hems, but it's essentially finished. Because of the position of the [.....]
