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Independence Day Jaunts
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Byline: Pip
Or as we Brits like to call it, 'Eh, we never really wanted you anyway, so nyah Day'. It is, however, the only day of the year you will see the Stars and/or Stripes flown from any boat of mine, out of respect for the Missus.
Two batches of passengers for the holiday weekend: On Friday, we had the excellent company of one of HB's colleagues, Alex, and boyfriend Rob. On Saturday, we had the usual crowd, in the form of Becca, Val and Amy. Fun was, I assume, had by all.
We are having a lot of fun with our lack of engine. Bit of a pain when the wind dies, but it teaches you a thing or two about light weather sailing. Also about docking under sail, at which we are getting quite adept. Fortunately the winds tend to be light in the creek, so we don't have to deal with much in the way of speed on our docking approaches.
On that note, I've requested my engine back from Diesel Dan (who's been great, and will be first on my list should I need a diesel mechanic again). My intent is to get the old thing on the bench at home and then take a diesel maintenance course. Seems like a great opportunity to learn the workings of a small diesel without risking screwing anything up worse than it is. If I can fix it over the next few months, all the better.
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Or as we Brits like to call it, 'Eh, we never really wanted you anyway, so nyah Day'. It is, however, the only day of the year you will see the Stars and/or Stripes flown from any boat of mine, out of respect for the Missus.Two batches of passengers for the holiday weekend: On Friday, we had the excellent company of one of HB's colleagues, Alex, and boyfriend Rob. On Saturday, we had the usual crowd, in the form of Becca, Val and Amy. Fun was, I assume, had by all.
We are having a lot of fun with our lack of engine. Bit of a pain when the wind dies, but it teaches you a thing or two about light weather sailing. Also about docking under sail, at which we are getting quite adept. Fortunately the winds tend to be light in the creek, so we don't have to deal with much in the way of speed on our docking approaches.
On that note, I've requested my engine back from Diesel Dan (who's been great, and will be first on my list should I need a diesel mechanic again). My intent is to get the old thing on the bench at home and then take a diesel maintenance course. Seems like a great opportunity to learn the workings of a small diesel without risking screwing anything up worse than it is. If I can fix it over the next few months, all the better.
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