Boxing Day Dec 26th 2014 - Gimbal Housing Removal

Finally bit the bullet and removed the Gimble Housing, Zena bought me for Christmas a thermal boiler suit for working on the boat, just as well as it was just 1 deg today. Poor Zena has had to work today so I thought I would use the time to get on with the maintenance. All went fine.

Sunrise over Hayling

All done and toastie warm in new thermal suit

All the bellows cut out already for new units to be added

Annual Lift - 6th December 2014

Greek Princess being lifted for annual maintenance, she will be out for three months to allow some much needed TLC on the leg and new bellows. Lets hope the weather is kind over the coming months.

Greek Princess looking a bit green on her bottom

GP looks lost in the huge Wise Lift

Annual Maintenance Work Start's - 24th November 2014

New Insta Trim Cover installed

Sealed small water leak on heat exchanger

Cleaned off three months worth of algae off the bow

Due to work over the past three months (I've been really busy) we haven't been out on the boat.  The rainy season set in here in early October (the 3rd), and has been more or less persistent ever since. The bow was furry with a build up of green algae (as it faces North) so had to get out the heavy duty cleaner to bring her back to white. Replacement Insta-Trim cover arrived from the State's so fitted it and finally sealed leaking heat ex changer tube.  Now just a couple of other internal jobs left prior to the annual lift, which is booked for Monday December 8th...(weather permitting).

August Bank Holiday in Haslar Marina

Dean & Readdyhoff asked if I would go in to Haslar for the Bank Holiday Weekend to update the images they had for the Marina, so I took the boat round on my own (scary) and met Zee from work. We spent a few days there enjoying the Sun.

Zena enjoying some chill out time

The Princess's together

All moored on my own....!

Here safe and sound

Even gave her a polish

Summer Holiday Week 2 - August 13th/18th

The weather broke when we returned on Friday the 8th August and we couldn't get back out on the Solent until the Wednesday 13th and even then we struggled through a F6 gusting F7 winds to return to the IOW, opting to moor up the Medina River at Newport hoping it wouldn't be so windy.

We had never been in to Newport before, so we thought we would see what it was like. Unfortunately the Shower block was like something out of the 50's (so after 2 days) we headed back down the river towards East Cowes for the remaining three days.

After weeks of glorious summer sun the weather had become like a usual British Summer ...unreliable.

Greek Princess moored at Newport

Greek Princess moored on the river

Newport Harbour

The Zena's sharing a moment

Little Zena at Newport

The Bargmans Arms Newport

Honor

Zena

The Skipper - Ross

Little Zena

Moored at East Cowes were all off for a desent Shower

The Kids at Blackgang Chine

Alum Bay

The Kids

Honor at Alum Bay

Honor

Jude with his Gobstopper

Zena with Gobstopper on a stick

Little Chicken reading

Honor

Jude

Honor & Jude

The Family

Jude

Zena

Summer Holiday Week 1 - 4th/8th August

With the tremendous Summer weather still holding we headed out on the first week of our Holidays with the Gran children to Cowes week on the Isle of Wight. Jude has learnt to row the dinghy on his own, we met up with friends on Thursday 7th August at Osborne Bay where the kids had an amazing time, it searously doesn't get much better than this.

Greek Princess anchored in Osborne Bay

All the kids off the back of our boat

Splashing about on the water

Jude couldn't jump in quick enough

Playing around in the dinghy's

Zena topping up her tan on the foredeck

Jude enjoying the day

Lauren with Zena

The boys along side

John & Tracys boat moored with us

The Gang

Lets Jump

Honor with Jude

Jude rowing

Sunny East Cowes

Nanny with Jude

The boys growing up!