Lots of upwind sailing this weekend.
The 1st problem encountered happened as soon as I hit the auto button on my autopilot remote control, we instantly veered off course. After much swearing and cursing I discovered my spare autopilot remote control in the chart table under lots of stuff. The buttons on it were being pressed in.
The plate around the mast at deck level was lifted and re-bedded. Hopefully the indoor shower leak I had has now been resolved.
Some new heavy duty Wichard blocks from Proboat have been installed.
My Iridium satellite phone hookup has been tested. I am using UGRIB for weather data and ONSATMAIL for onboard email and access to weather fax/ice charts.
Finally Monty had a super time…
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