but cool enough for a fire and tea both Saturday and today. Wind today SSE, 12 to 15kts. Pics follow but first a link to something new and probably inevitable, Blog TV . Yes, now you can watch noted Bloggers debate on your computer.
Lotus has a new boom. Note the outhaul sheeve and box. The working end of the outhaul is led internally and exits near the gooseneck.
One of the “moaning chairs” in the wood shop at Beatons.
Todays tea and the usual healthy splash of Pussers.
Truly! The quote visible next to the cup reads as follows:
“I will tell you naught for your comfort,
Yes, naught for your desire,
Save, that the sky grows darker yet
And the seas rise higher.”
This is from the concluding part of Mischiel in Patagonia which describes the leg home from Bermuda. The weather became very nasty, eventually resulting in the boom breaking. In classic Tilman fashion, after the broken boom was secured on deck, he sawed off about a foot or so from each end to save the fittings. The rest was tossed overboard as they were only a week or so from home.