This summer, we launched only on June 19, a couple of weeks later than last year. Our insurance company had asked for an out of water marine survey so we had to set that up for the spring. So after cleaning and preparing the boat inside and out, we proceeded with the survey. We were reassured to find out that Suzie Q is in pretty good shape for an old gal! But she needed cockpit drain valves to comply with the rules. So Dave got to work...
This is the final result, one on each side.
The day after launching, we were ready to sail! We try to go out every chance we get.
This year, one of my dreams came true. It is not a big dream but something I've wanted to do ever since we bought the boat - jump in the lake on a hot sunny no wind day! Well, I got to do it, two days in a row! Once I jumped with my 8 year old god daughter Kathleen and the other with my stepdaughter Alison.
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| Kathleen and I. |
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| Alison and I. |
We managed to sail 22 times during the summer. Haulout was on October 9th. She is now wrapped for the winter.
