Crew and Family Yummy Dinner

Thanks to Gord and Sharon for hosting a dinner for the crew and families.   Awesome chocolate cake!!

Last Practice Sail before the Vic-Maui

We had our last practice sail last night in English Bay and it was a warm evening with a great sunset.   We checked out the new #4 Jib and did some other important stuff but I was mostly enjoying the view and trying to get the hang of steering while the kite is up.  Today was frustrating.   I spent 6 hours sewing a piece of sunbrella canvas onto a big hunk of clear plastic to attach to our custom made hi-tech bubble dodger.  It was a challenge for my Vintage Genie Singer sewing machine.

Two Weeks to the Dock Party

On a positive note, we are 2 weeks away from the Victoria dock party and refreshing Mai Tais.    On a depressing note, the "To Do" list is still there with 26 fairly big items.   The custom-made dodger needs to be completed and installed, the forward hatch cracked and needs to be replaced, and I have to sand and Kiwi-Grip the decks.   The whole crew has been working diligently at the "To Do" list since last September, thanks to Greg's persistent project monitoring and tracking . We had a lovely practice sail last Tuesday where nothing broke and no new items were added to the list.  Everyone has been asking me if I am getting excited.  I think yesterday was the first day that I answered 'Yes' as I can finally see that the boat will be ready!

A Year of Fun

We've had great fun with family and friends on the boat.  Checkout the photos.

A Year of Racing

We had a great year of racing Anduril.   In 2013, we sailed the Wednesday night races, Collingwood Channel, Round Bowen Island, Swiftsure, Ballenas Island, Summer Regatta, Howe Sound Regatta, Closer Regatta, and Round the County.   In 2014, we focused more on getting the boat ready for the Vic Maui and raced two long courses: Southern Straits and Swiftsure.