No. This is not us STILL out of the water in St Kitts. It is us out of the water in St Maarten.... I guess that is progress of sorts. The new stuffing box worked fine but after launch we discovered a leak in the tubing that carries the centerboard cable. The leak was very small but well below waterline and not something you would want to get suddenly worse. So, back on the hard for a repair job. While we were waiting we replaced our decrepit Schaefer genoa furling system with a nice new Furlex number. It certainly looks prettier. Time will tell if it works better.

This has been a tough mobilization. We have been ploughing through boat lists for a month now and are only just getting to the point that we can see daylight. I know we are in so much better shape than so many others but we are still pretty worn down at this point. Anyway we have escaped to a hotel for a few days of AC while the boat is in the slings so that should freshen us up a bit before we (hopefully) head out to sea early next week with a nicely refurbished boat - new interior varnish, new stuffing box, new ablative, new furling system, new shore charger, repaired solar system, repaired head, new emergency backstay adjuster, new stbd running light, new speed sensor - and a gently smoldering credit card....