All at sea

Sunset in the North Sea

Back in the North Sea again, but working rather than messing about in boats.

All part of the plan though.

As someone once remarked, a boat is just a hole in the water into which you throw money!

So this needs to be done.

Even though we are a week into April it is decidedly chilly out here, but the weather has been surprisingly calm, with a few lovely sunsets to cheer us up.

Fast Rescue Boat

So I get to watch the ships crew using their Fast Rescue Craft or Workboat.

… and make my own boating plans –

The plan now will be to go to Zwartsluis toward end of May and spend about 2 weeks on Shangri-La.

I need to do a couple of jobs before she goes back in the water – fit an automatic bilge pump system, and apply a new coat of anti fouling.

Workboat

Then we shall do a few short trips in the area, probably revisiting some of those places we visited in 2011 like Giethoorn and Steenwijk. See here for something about that trip.

I still have not managed to get the UK registry sorted out.

The documents I sent were not quite sufficient. Had to track down more past registration history and get improved Bills of Sale, all of which I did and have resubmitted.

Had I known it was going to turn into such a performance, I probably wouldnt have bothered.

I will go offshore again from mid June to mid July. And THEN – at last, we shall set of for about 2 months, going north about around Holland and back to Zwartsluis for the next wintering.
Anyway. Thats the plan. Will keep you posted.