Gertha 5 is now tied up on Mayflower Marina, my third Rally Portugal and this Gerties first. Delivery from Suffolk was near perfect, winds north east with a good selection of speeds, 0 to 30. Not much 30 odd seconds . 0 was for 6 hours off Portland.
Only two problems , first was noisy transmission, by luck this manifested it self in Cowes, good friends at World Cruising had a mechanic on board in minuets after asking for help. It appears I bought a boat last year in Spain took her to UK and had no oil in gearbox, Poseidon must love me, as he allowed my incompetence to check the oil level.
Second problem is a failed fridge, however we have 2 so no great problem.Now have a week to sort last few snags.
The teak deck is black , the oil from last autumn was a fail, many joyful hours of scrubbing to look forward to, however I do not feel embarrassed wearing my Daisy’s when scrubbing.SSB should be online by end of week.
A bit of engine TLC
Forecast for first half of week after next is winds Ne about 15 knots, if that happens it will be a problem as will have to buy Poseidon another drink.