We had a very good meeting yesterday and made some positive decisions, paving the way forward for the smooth functioning of the restoration. Today we were at another meeting, this time with the port authorities in Cannes. They are totally remodelling the quay where we berth and we had a few questions concerning the future of winter berthing in Cannes. Again a positive reaction to our questions and concerns. I guess we will see when they finish the work whether the facilities will be conducive to keeping Cannes as our home port. I hope so.
At the yard things continue to advance, perhaps with less visual impact than the previous weeks, but I can assure you that progress is being made. The deck beams are coming off and being replaced with temporary beams lower down to hold the shape she has now. Templates of the frames are being digitally cut using the original drawings so as we rebuild, we can tweak the structure back to where it should be and hopefully when finished we should have a straight and true hull. Scaffolding is also being erected in the old fashioned way (wood delivered by pony and cart of course!) using timber instead of metal.

Jono