Day 62
03 April 2012 | Tunisia
Jonathan Greenwood
I'm off to France in the morning, partly to spend time with family and partly to catch up with my other New Yorker "Rowdy". The racing season approaches rapidly and I must say I will miss the starting line very much as we have decided not to campaign her this year. Rowdy responds to competition like the true thoroughbred she is and I am proud to have been part of her astounding success these past few years. Alas (or yippee!), new horizons beckon and I must deal with the fact that I have much to learn. The gaff rig will be a new departure for me and I look forward with much enthusiasm to milking every last degree of height or tenth of a knot of boat-speed out of it.
While I am away, the plan is to consolidate the new parts of the structure that have been fitted so far while continuing to add to it. I will keep you posted as to its' progress and as the info becomes available. When I get back in mid-April I will be starting to bring the various thought processes to some kind of physical presence. In a nutshell, I will seriously start ordering and buying stuff! I have been taking my time over it but, now, 3 months into the project, and many hours of study, it is time to take the plunge.
On a different note, we have accumulated quite a large amount of very interesting bronze and timber items of the nautical type. I have propellers, masts, booms, backstay levers, portholes, a deck house (rabbit hutch), bottle screws, etc. etc., so if you need a new idea for a coffee table, just drop me a line and I'm sure I can supply just what you need. Seriously, if you are in the classic scene, please ask around the boats. Maybe we can find a home for some of this stuff and put a few more Dinars into Chinook. I will post a list of gear soon.
Jono