Sails are back!

Sailmaker in Finnsnes have fixed and reinforced the good old genoas of Kiwi. These sails will have to bring us out of Norway and to cheaper waters. Long time dream of a roling furler (and new front sails) will have to wait that the old sails are completely used up and we are in some more affordable country.

In the pic Sanja and Elvin picking up the sails in Finnsnes with slightly bigger boat m/s Nord Norge

The toilet is occupied

One of the todoes before the trip, perhaps the hardest one, is to say goodbye to Elvin.  There is just no way he can join due to  toilet related challenges.

Some few todoes before departure : )

• Administration:
• • Ship papers
  • Travel insurance Sanja MC, Philipp?
  • Visa card for felles account
• Practical things:
• • Finish steering wheel seat
  • Organize new battery bank, more capacity, add a main fuse to the battery cable + battery monitor
  • Service rescue float (send to Seatronics Oslo (shipping t/r 800 kr)) or do the service close to Glascow or Belfast http://seagoyachting.co.uk/stockists/?
  • Pick up sails sailmaker
  • Organize First aid kit l

• Vaccinations - Tromsø vaksinasjonskontor/Vienna: wait until we know where we go?
• • Europa/generelt: dTP-IPV (Difteri, tetanus, kikhoste og poliovaksine)
  • Gambia: Malaria, Yellow Fever(reguired!)

• Buy 12V charger for both lap tops
• Buy new ekkosounder? Diameter of the hole is 5 cm - sure?
• Buy boat insurance (ask Magnus)

• Mount rescue float
• Mount vhf and antenna
• Engine service

• Buy water tight torch/ headlamp
• Iridium: fix, abonnemang? how to receive weather report, Internet package?
• • Maybe check the HF radio system
• Buy Converter 12V to 220v (cannot find it - really necessary?)
• Grab bag preparation: vhf, torch waterproof, extra batteries, other content?
• Second anchor 
• Install epirb outside

Sailing takes time

Concepts like time schedules and deadlines fit badly with sailing. Weekends and even summer holidays tend to be stressy for the sailor.
Winds come and go as they wish, they dont care when you have to be back. The darkness falls and the storm hits exactly when they shouldnt. The tidal currents are always against you on Sunday evening.

How about giving it a year. See how sailing can be when there are no Monday mornings.

Where to

S/Y KIWI (on the right)

Captain Phipsel

Captain Sanja