Here are a few pictures from the first blog post that I couldn't upload before, hope you enjoy them!
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| Stranraer |
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| ... and again |
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| Dragon sailing well on her way across to Ireland. |
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| Don and Martyn caught contemplating a rather large ship.... |
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| Arrival at Dún Laoghaire. |
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| We must be in Ireland! |
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| The distinctive towers by Dublin Harbour in the distance. |
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| Martyn gets arty spray painting the storm jib to meet the race regs. |
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| Meanwhile Tim had been channelling his inner Blue Peter presenter and making up wire strops covered in plastic balls to allow the storm jib to be hoisted over the furled genoa. |
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| And the finished result, hands only slightly orange... |
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| The chart table |
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| The chartplotter showing the AIS targets, (blue arrow shapes) that represent other boats and ships, and us (black arrow shape) |
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| The big no 1 laminate genoa up in the Irish Sea |
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...and it taking up Martyn's cabin once down again!
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| Early evening as the Scillies hove into view |
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| Tim takes the helm on the approach to the Scillies |
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| The sunset by a cardinal mark showing the westernmost point of the northern Scillies |
lovely photos! (and the spray painting IS quite artistic!)
ReplyDeleteMartyn doesn't have the No1 genoa as a permanent bunk mate, does he??
Kath
Haha, thankfully not, its now been wrestled down smaller and put in the forward heads!
ReplyDeleteHaha, thankfully not, its now been wrestled down smaller and put in the forward heads!
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