Well it's a week to the day that my owners will be back to prepare me for my new world, a new adventure, a new chapter. Sunday 18th I 'll be leaving this pontoon that's been my life for so long and heading to Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Cowes doesn't sound very nice, but I understand it is quite a famous area for the sailing world, still should meet lots of new faces.
There's been a lot of press about the state of stop cocks and materials used in their manufacturer, so I know that my skipper will be thoroughly inspecting all of mine. I don't mind he did it last time and sprayed some stuff on them as I am still stiff in places, lack of use is what I put it down to. Am sure he has a list of things to check before he's happy to slip and head south.
Whilst I sit here waiting to get going, I hope that behind the scenes things are going on, whether passage planning or provisioning or even buying parts or pieces that makes me more homely inside. Either way I can't wait to get going. I believe I've only got my owners & two crew members for each week, that'll make for a pleasant cruise for them, I do hope the weather is good to them, it has been diabolical up here recently.
I understand that my new owners came across a sperm whale whilst on the Fastnet, lets hope that there's lots of interesting things to see for me too !
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