Yes this is Valmik finally sailing with full main and Genoa. It felt sooo amazing to finally have Valmik sailing after all this time. It was such a joy. This pic above was the third time that I,ve taken her out, the other two times were with jib only.
We were rowing and sculling against the tide with a slight head wind here, it was hard but enjoyable. We could probably do this for a few hours, but with more wind or tide we would be going backwards. I have no engine and am not to keen on getting one. I love the space where the engine was.
Well my plans have all changed once again, I have learnt that these sorts of things should not be rushed, especially since my life will be depending on this little boat.
Most of the big jobs took as long as I thought they would to do. It is all of those little ones that you don't think of, or that take a little longer longer than you thought, which draw the whole process out. But the planks have "taken up" nicely, there is still a little water coming in but not a lot. I still need to do a little bit of a refit and some work on the rig.
But am returning home for six months to see friends and family, do a bit of yacht cruising related study, party a bit and relax.
