Removing the mainsail- another learning experience

A small hiatus of about 12 months seems to have occurred, life thankfully has continued apace, it's just the blog that stopped, so  I shall take to  the keyboard and continue.


 Having berthed a the Gladstone  Marina- in prime position, Jo returned home, as we had, courtesy of the weather forecast, at least  a five day interlude coming.

Prime position- Gladstone Marina.

In the end it was an 8 day break, during which time , thankfully assisted by one of my colleagues from work , who actually knew how to, the mainsail was removed.

The keen reader may remember It needed to be removed to be repaired in Brisbane (warranty reasons) and I didn't have a clue how this actually occurred. I do now! Thanks Jordi!

So with the mainsail off, I transported it down to Brisbane, where it was as promised repaired  , in fact faster than promised, as both the warranty job and  a  repair to 3rd reef point, which had just developed as a potential issue, were done and the sail was ready for pick up 24 hours after I dropped it off. Thank you to Northsail Brisbane, especially at the time of year, two weeks before the festive season!

Eight days after she left , Jo and I returned to Gladstone, and went through the exercise of bending the mainsail back on. Just for fun (hmmm) we did it at dawn, which was the most windless part of the day.Good for bending on the mainsail, but not so good for any exposed skin, as the sandflies were vicious.

Job done, marina fees paid, and we were off at 0730, ironically as it eventuated I had said to the marina staff that I would return....