Hallelujah!!!

We finally have a wet bottom! Lots of water pissing in, as expected, but quickly settling down as the boards swell and take up. We are now parked over at the Sea Spray yard on the other side of the harbour, readying to drop in the rig. Will be some seriously hard work for the next week or two, but at least we now see the light at the end of the tunnel. Jonathan and Wayne have been absolute troopers, working their butts off, I feel very privileged to have such awesome crew.

A fine arse.

Rick and Richard work to free the centreboard. Unfortunately an old section of cable is hanging it up, and the next time we haul we will have to pull the pin and drop the whole board out to free it properly.

In the sling. Below the waterline is sexy, above...not so much. A full topsides repaint required in NZ. 

On the move. Jimmy the operator is a top bloke.

And down she goes...