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Miss Liz II - Log day 0, or -1..



An interesting evening, winds moving to 30 knots and plenty of movement on the berth leaving a few chafe marks on Poor old Miss Liz II. This morning, with the full complement on board after Rob's late arrival and comforted by a late Tapas the night before, and a thorough drenching in town, we faced our neighbors, Hera, having lost a bow line being blown onto the pontoon. So bow lines had to be rigged between us, and also from Miss Liz II to Bikini on our port side. It also meant the bathing platform had scraped the pontoon - with some minor gel coat damage.

If that was not enough, the dress flags had broken off at the main halyard, and so Jon-Boy was volunteered to climb the mast - in 20 knots of wind, sporting our new ski helmet for protection, a go-pro on his head and a fierce grimace on his face. Eventually job completed, and ready to go - until the morning news update on VHF. Cruisers cancelled for 18 hours. Probably for the best. I can imagine the fun of a couple of hundred yachts trying to leave the Harbour this morning in this wind. I think a lot of damage, and money has been saved.

The good news is that the winds favour the shorter northern route, so that should save the time we have lost.


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