Back aboard and cruising

[Zanshin]

I just returned to St. Lucia and "Zanshin" is at the docks waiting for the bimini to go up, the fridge to be filled, and the bottom cleaned and then I'm off (before the ARC 2022 arrives here in a couple of weeks). I haven't decided whether to go south to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada or to head north to St. Martin to stock up on boat parts shipped duty-free from the USA.

[Chris Meyer]

Safe travels wherever you end up!

[eoin2020]

Nov 20, 2022 13:57:40 GMT Zanshin said:

Ah the age old question and what a quandary.. North or South?

Only in my dreams.....as I wade through the abyss of life here😂

Fair winds and safe passages !

[Zanshin]

After my water-in-diesel scare I've been a bit lazy about getting the boat ready, but I was in no real hurry as long as I leave the dock in 3 days. I pay by the calendar month, plus the 2022 ARC is due to arrive and they want me gone so that they can charge daily rates...

I got much of the dodger and bimini put up today and washed the decks (again). I hate seeing that white runoff, which means I need to do some quality time with the wax-on and wax-off movements to protect my gelcoat.

[Charlie-Bravo]

Slightly jealous, but I too got back aboard today, now six weeks since having a new knee installed and not allowed or able to clamber aboard, it was great just being back afloat.

Actually looking forward to doing some engine maintenance (without kneeling down).

Look after your knees

CB

[Zanshin]

charlie-Bravo - I hope you recover, I think my knees might be in bad shape after 40 years of abuse, particularly from fencing and doing something called , the Aikido knee walk which feels like you are grinding your patellas down! Most Aikido forms are practiced both standing up and on one's knees which means those joints see a lot of abuse.

[Charlie-Bravo]

Can’t see that as my new hobby !

He should be wearing Knee pads or doing something sensible like sailing.

CB

[Zanshin]

We used to have to "knee walk" around the perimeter of the dojo - that was painful, even before I put on all those extra pounds.

But to better topics: I've the dodger and bimini put up and the dinghy is in the water (although I haven't put the 20HP outboard on, I'm hoping to find someone to help me do that).

[jy51]

Nov 20, 2022 13:57:40 GMT Zanshin said:

I just returned to St. Lucia and "Zanshin" is at the docks waiting for the bimini to go up, the fridge to be filled, and the bottom cleaned and then I'm off (before the ARC 2022 arrives here in a couple of weeks). I haven't decided whether to go south to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada or to head north to St. Martin to stock up on boat parts shipped duty-free from the USA.

Wow what a choice!  To think my sailing season is over, Coco is tucked up on the hard for a Spanish winter.  I must admit to being a little jealous, we left Spain on the 11 November and are already missing her.

[Zanshin]

And this was yesterday, drinking coffee in the morning:

[MalcolmP]

Zanshin is looking fabulous! Enjoy!

[virtualburton]

She's a beauty! I love the colour of the hole. Safe travels and keep us posted. 

[eoin2020]

Dec 2, 2022 10:50:03 GMT Zanshin said:

And this was yesterday, drinking coffee in the morning

Ha...and here our morning coffee view is in the minus temperature figures. First they try to drown us as we had near 5 weeks of continuous heavy rain and now they're trying to freeze us as we're experiencing some of the coldest temperatures🙈.

Must admit to being a little jealous 😂

[Zanshin]

My Starlink satellite arrived two days ago and I'm ready finally get mobile and head north. Things could be worse, this was my sunset view yesterday afternoon:

[boltnbrew]

She looks lovely and ready for adventure!

[Zanshin]

I just arrived in Antigua. I've never seen so many megayachts in Falmouth and English harbors - it's like a breeding ground!