A big day for Topaz Rival as she was delivered to Baltic Wharf for her winter refit. Dawn and Colin joined me for the trip up river from Noss. Topaz seemed unusually slow, even under engine, and when we arrived at Totnes, the reason became apparent as she was bringing a whole colony of mussels with her. Obviously, the anti-foul could not cope with the marine life of the River Dart. The work has mostly been organised for the winter and watch this space for updates on how it is all going. The mast is due to come down tomorrow and the engine comes out on Monday. Sails have already gone to Dart Sails and Covers for a wash, repairs and new UV strip to replace the genoa's unpleasant brown with a suitable marine blue.
In good spirits on the way up river
Some of the marine life given a lift
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