Autumn Maintenance - 25th October 2018

With the winter creeping in I noticed the batteries were spitting acid around the engine bay, this happens when the plates are failing and the battery begins to boil after internal plate failure. So bit the bullet and replaced them with two sealed batteries to avoid a repeat of this problem. Also removed old tube heater and replaced with two smaller thermostatically Eco controlled units either side of the engine after having rewired a double socket in the engine bay.

Sealed Batteries

Rewired anode protection leads

Port side heater

Starboard side heater

Heaters in place ready for winter protection

August Bank Holiday - Chichester - 23rd/27th August 2018

As the long hot summer of 2018 comes to an end, we headed to Chichester Marina for a long weekend. The weather wasn't predicted to be great but it was the last Bank Holiday of the summer so we decided to make the most of it. We left Thursday afternoon and used the following wind and tide to give a comfortable journey despite F4/5 conditions. The following day we went into Chichester on the Bus and had a fabulous Mexican Lunch, the following day Sarah, Kev and the kids visited us at the Marina. On the Sunday however the weather broke and it rained all day. We decided to head back on Bank Holiday Monday 27th and encountered strong winds and heavy sea's F5 gusting 6 making the trip back interesting to say the least.

Off on our journey's

On our way to Chichester

Happy we've arrived

Off Hayling front

On our way in from West Pole at Chichester Harbour entrance

Very leafy at Chichester Marina

Dramatic skyline at Chichester Marina

Lunch at Wahaca Chichester

Beautiful Saturday at Chichester

Sarah and the family came to visit

Dad and Daughter at Chi Yacht Club

Greek Princess at B10 Chichester

Beautiful weather at Chichester

Great day

Enjoying the sun at Chi Yacht Club

Tides out

The gang

Grim weather on Sunday 26th

Finally the rain stopped late afternoon

Ready for departure back to Haslar

Grim conditions off Southsea 

Holiday Cruise - Haslar Marina - 11th/12th August 2018

We arrived backed a day early in to Haslar to avoid potential high winds scheduled for Sunday, the weather delivered the predicted rain bringing another Summer Holiday Cruise to a close.

Cake at the vanilla bean

Headin back to the boat at Haslar

Cake time

Zena happy to be back

Back home after 144nm cruising the Solent and Dorset

Holiday Cruise - Bembridge - 9th/11th August 2018

We headed for Bembridge for the last three days but the weather was overcast and raining, we did go to Newport to meet Sarah & Kev and came back to Bembridge for lunch on the Friday. The weather was showing strong winds for the Sunday so we headed back a day early on Saturday morning and stayed on board for the last day.

Tied up at Bembridge under grey skies

Beans showing her catching skills

On the open top to Newport

All smiles despite the weather

Holiday Cruise - East Cowes - 6th/9th August 2018

On Monday 6th August we headed off to East Cowes on calm sea's to cover Cowes week at Dean & reddyhoff, the weather began to break up a little with cloudy skies and rain. Got a pic of HRH Princess Anne who visited the RNLI Factory next door to the Marina.

HRH Princess Anne at East Cowes Marina

The gang at Cowes

Beans at Cowes

Jude & Zena on Cowes front

Shmuze on Cowes front

Beans fed up waiting for ferry

On board the floating bridge

Nanny & Beans

Jude with Nanny

Returning with provisions

Sun out at East Cowes

Jude taking the micky out of Beans

Nanny at East Cowes

Beans doing a selfie

Jude checking out the skippers chair

The crew 2018

Jude & Zena in the dinghy

The skipper

Nanny 

Zena & Jude