We sailed again today

A slightly unusual Sunday morning race this week as Em came along with us in the 16m2. She decided that she was going to be in charge of the self bailers. She spent most of the race on the floor experimenting with them at different speeds, letting water in the listening to it slurp out. It was quite a squeeze tacking. I'd say 'ready?', Claudia said 'yes' and Em would say 'why?'. Sometimes I explained but mostly we climbed over and round her. Though we got a reasonable start it all went wrong on the second beat [too much explaining 'why'] and we lost touch with the first four boats. It was great weather though. Claudia got to fly in her new Magic Marine trapeze harness, bought in Eastleigh from LDC, and Em and I swam after lunch then ate ice creams.

Widemouth Bay

Widemouth Bay
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

We're home from a camping, surfing, family visiting trip to the UK. Here we were in Widemouth Bay and Em is knocked out from a day's surfing the big Atlantic rollers on the North coast of Cornwall.

Another Combi

Another Comb
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

This weekend was Em's second Optimist combi. We went to the Bergummermeer on Saturday and Sunday with her boat and my binoculars. Even with a new pair of shorts she wasn't able to repeat her race win of a couple of weeks ago, finishing tenth for the weekend and she's now lying ninth overall after two events.

Lockers

Lockers
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

Its been a week of lids and lockers on the Willem Johannes this week. Peter has been getting the kitchen cupboards and draws in while I've been up front in the bedrooms and bathroom.
It's a race against the clock to get the boat 'liveable' before the end of the month.

Opening

Opening
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

Fed up with carrying heavy plywood sheets round from our third shop, Peter and I made an opening in the wall between the shops and went back to work. Jasper will come in and make a couple of doors in a frame for us next week.

Temporary [?] stairs

Temporary [?] stairs
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

With an afternoon to fill Claudia knocked up a small set of stairs for the Willem Johannes. We should have done this months ago. Though temporary these stairs may be in place for a year before we get around to making the real ones from Ash.

Varnishing the doors

Varnishing the doors
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

With two coats of Koopmans on the doors they are ready for the hinges and locks and delivery to the 'Dankbaarheid'
Next up is the sliding skylight over the doors. Claudia has copied the round top of the doors onto a pice of mahogany so that the front of the skylight fits the doors.