Cruising as it should be – no disaster!

May be we have got over the heebie-jeebies of rough seas and gear hassles.  Touch wood! We left ill-fated Port hacking on Friday, having spent a full day attending to our rudder and the navigation lights, which had decided to stop working.  Mr Fix It picked up a couple more stripes on his epaulettes after…

We hacked our way to Port Hacking!

We often say “cruising is the art of boat maintenance in exotic places”.   As well as enjoying a forced rest in Jervis Bay, waiting for the northerlies to pass, we attended to a few jobs: fitting Hocus Pocus, the lightning protector, up at the top of the mast; changing a broken sail lug in the…

One Four Challenge: December Week 3

Things are hotting up now in Week 3 of our December One Four Challenge, hosted by Robyn Gosby at Captivate me!  It is fascinating to see how each participant is tackling the transformation of their image.  This is such an enjoyable project to take part in and to observe! This week, things are getting more…