Work is continuing to progress and Shayne has made some beautiful carbon components for Paikea. We have decided to raise the attachment points for the new trampoline net we have purchased. It means we have had to remove and fill in hatches and glue on new tubes to tie the new net to. Shayne has had to design a new anchor roller arrangement for the carbon front beam. And we have come up with a new placement for our navigation lights which we hope will keep them out of the way of sheets and sails. Shayne also gives a little bit of an insight into the original use of our bow pole. We are recycling an old America’s Cup mast into our longeron and bow pole and you can still see the attachment points for sheaves and stays. As Shayne used to build these masts, we thought it would be interesting to share what is going on with the build of these.
We have a month to go before we want to set sail again and the list is still a mile long. We have decided to just give ourselves a deadline and get out of here as the kids are growing up quickly and think that sailing life involves hanging out in a boat yard! On the plus side, they could haul your boat out and do some quality work for you!