Breeze On

We have started unloading a few things from the boat in preparation for winter; including food and anything liquid. We will soon take the mattresses off. In the meantime we have been day sailing two or three times a week as the weather allows. The nighttime temperatures have been too low for anchoring overnight so we are most likely done with that until next spring. Breeze On will come out of the water and be winterized within the next few weeks. We are more practiced at furling our new mainsail and have been increasingly enjoying it. So far, George has been doing the furling while I stand at the mast and make sure it doesn’t end up hitting any fittings. George spoke with Steve, who installed the boom and mast and explained the trouble we were having with furling. The only way we could keep the sail from hitting against the fittings on the mast was to put a tremendous amount of pressure on the halyard. Steve suggested removing a ratchet that stuck out toward the sail. It was there to a

The weather was warm and calm so we took a few days to anchor at Goldsborough Creek off of the Tred Avon River. It was a bit too calm for sailing so we motored both ways. We haven’t anchored at that creek in years and we were surprised how pretty and peaceful it was. The fall foliage was beautiful. Since we are normally on our way to the Bahamas at this time we don’t usually see the fall colors. Although we are convinced we made the right decision to stay home this winter we still feel sad. Therefore, I am focusing on the positive aspects of staying home. In addition to not having to obsess about the weather every day, life is easier at home. Living on a boat means there is always a problem that needs to be addressed. We are currently working on a problem with brown mold in the aft head. We have treated the mold with bleach and peroxide two different times but it keeps coming back. Now we are thinking it may have something to do with the composting head fan not being properly connected