Milly Brown was lifted out of the water this morning and cleaned off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Here she is in her final position for the winter.  Twenty eight jobs are on my list so far with the two to be done before lift out completed yesterday:  Engine oil changed and genoa top swivel removed.  This was a bit acrobatic, as the easiest way was to remove the top pin on the forestay and lift it off.  With two men from the yard to haul me to the masthead, it was not too strenuous.   Only twenty two tasks left now and a week to do them, easy.

 

  Can you see the dent in the front of the keel?  That was where we hit a rock in Greenland hard enough to slide everything off the cabin table.  The only other damage is the anode missing from the propeller.  Those lobster pots have a lot to answer for.  Nothing that cannot easily be fixed.

 

 Royal River is as friendly as everywhere here.  The boat next to me has just been sold and the new owner is on his own in a motel until the crew arrive. They will then deliver it down to Chesapeake Bay south of New York, his winter storage area until he takes her round to California next year.  He spent several years building classic style yachts:  We had supper out last night with long discussion of yachts.