Had a good sit down with the folks at the rigging shop today plus the
sailmaker and a couple other crafters. Back to work now to pay for the
outcome. We're going with the roller furling forestay out on the bowsprit,
an attachment point for the cruising assymetrical spinnaker, a non roller
furling self tacking stays'l. (this leaves room for the radar unit on the
mast which didn't work with the pure solent rig and provides a place for a
storm jib for those of us who make sail changes in plenty of time), some
Murray or Anderson bottom action winches, same mast but refitted complete
with everything to include LED lights, full batten loose foot main and a new
boom plus a power vang. The baby stay and two lower shrouds will become
four lower shrouds to make more room on deck. And the wheel steering is
coming off and the tiller is going back on! Most everything is handled from
the cockpit except the halyards and reefing gear. I did this to ensure that
job would be down in plenty of time and not left too late. One shop is
designing a new pulpit/rail system and a new aft pulpit/stern arch system.
My friends at the rigging shop are coordinating the whole plan to make sure
it all works together. One year to go!

Meanwhile there's this young sailor who goes out with everyone and anyone
every chance he gets. Helps out in the refit yard with no pay just to learn
how to do boats. I wonder if he'd like to carry on with Se Fjern. What do
you think? Donate for a tax write off? Sell? Keep her for just in case?
Or start some one else off in this wonderful world of sailing?

M.



Most of that will be ready for this summers sailing the rest happens over
the next winter.