The link below shows the boat launch. She's in, but I had a call from Trev to say there was some seepage ... not a word that has any positive connotations ... ever!! The link shows the launch ...more details to follow https://youtu.be/SGf2GgL5K-M
So much to do … the plan takes shape
So I'm sitting at work having a mild panic at the enormity of what needs to happen for this to work. Current mood 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲 We've had a productive few days with a letting agent coming to see the house, sorting through paperwork and clothing. We've set a date as to when we leave Swannick marina …
Happy New Year .. welcome to 2018
So it's been a month since we last posted and here's what's happened. Through skin fittings have been removed and replaced (almost), fenders removed and cleaned, new fenders sourced, we've had a weekend cleaning the boat and taking an inventory of everything on it. Everything is Jeanneau branded, crockery, cutlery, cleaning kits & sails! There …
4 days dry docked
So we're off down to Gianti today, having taken a few days off work to get things sorted. Trev's had an overnight stay already, but this is the first time I've been on her since we saw her. She's dry docked, so all access is via a long, long ladder 😨😨😨 I'm a little worried …
She’s ours
Sooo, it's been a while .. we've been busy getting the survey report done and working with our broker to move it forward. Yesterday we finally heard that Gianti is officially ours so now we have to start on the big list of things to sort out before we can start our adventure. Thee are …
Thermal cookers and boat meals
I'm writing this as I sit on our sofa, in front of the fire watching Return of the King (for the umpteenth time), stuffed to the gills with chicken in cider cooked in our thermal cooker. I'm a little bit in love with my Mr D's thermal cooker and think I've managed to convince Trev …
The survey
.. so after our last post where we'd placed an offer on the boat. We had a response by 9 am he following morning, and had the survey completed the next week. Trev used this as a brilliant way to get to know the boat, with all of her faults. The rigging needs replacing, the …
We need to talk about last night ….
This was how the entry to the log book started. What an eventful night, got some great pictures and I think we'll be able to cope in those circumstances again! We planned a route to take us to an anchorage across the other details of Mljet so we could take a different line back to …
An offer they can’t refuse … but probably will
We took a bimble to Swannick Marina to view this lovely ☝🏻☝🏻 Trev had perfect game face, apart from gushing about the locker storage 😀😀. We decided to put an offer on this and are waiting to hear back from the broker, possibly tomorrow.
Sails up, stern to mooring .. the trip from Mjlet to Korcula
An early start, after a fab fish platter (John dory, shrimps, octopus 🐙 all on the grill). We managed to get the sails up and peaked at a top speed of 8.2 knots. I was a little happier with 5-6 and not heeling over quite so far!!! We played around with sail trimming and enjoying …
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Our Big Boaty Adventure 