In Southampton Water I spotted a small boat out sailing ...Kudu! Was it the same Kudu filmed during the attempted circumnavigation by Nathan Whitworth - see https://www.youtube.com/user/onkudu - I guess probably not?
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| The boat heels over in the strong winds! |
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| Margaret and Geoff leave without a sail, but hopefully they had a good time! (Many thanks for your donation Margaret and Geoff!) |
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| J-F and Chris (Roger in yellow) enjoying sailing in Southampton Water |
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| Cliff with Ace when we got back |
The week has been important, and we managed to:
* rig the sails (yep, pretty important for this exercise!)
* fix a water leak from the engine (thanks to Kevin's eagle eye)
* fit dan-buoy and fire blanket
* check that the reefing systems worked OK
* noted that there seemed to be no more water leaked from the anchor locker area, although we are still suspicious of this potential problem
* note that the auto-pilot doesn't work properly (when selected, the boat goes immediately into a tight spin, pirouetting almost on the spot! Very alarming when we first selected it!)
* check that the anchor windlass works OK
* figured out how to use the bow-thruster (you have to turn it on first!)
* became acquainted with our new chartplotter
* noted that the wind speed indicator is a bit temperamental - works some times and not others - not sure why
* note that the starter battery had become discharged - we charged it up again and it seems OK now, but we'll need to monitor it
....and our new radar will be fitted next week hopefully; we get the auto-pilot checked out too.
Then we're ready to go!
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