Shipyard Vid 1: Reinforcing the Rudder Post

Hey hey crew! As I write from La Rochelle, I have a confession to make. I’ve been saving a treat for you! I was holding this for when I knew we would likely be shoving offshore, so you all would have a fun video to watch as we struck out tomorrow into the notorious Bay of Biscay. We’re planning to head out tomorrow for either a short hop to a new port or a quick shakedown and turn-around. Either way, we’ll get water moving under the hull, learn a lot about the boat and crew’s capabilities and quirks, and hopefully make it to a new port in southern France or even Spain. The adventure begins! And, to celebrate the moment: a gift for you all! Your favorite, a (drumroll please) … SHIPYARD VIDEO! : )

I know how much you guys loooove our boat project/shipyard videos. Misery must love company, although I will say Phillip and I are far from miserable when we’re working on our boat. It beats sitting at a desk any day! This will be a very fun “catch-up” video for my folks who are strictly YouTube followers as these videos will bring you up to speed on all of the very cool work and upgrades we’ve been doing on our boat this past summer, as well as share our very fun announcement that Phillip and I will be SAILING BACK ACROSS THE ATLANTIC this November! I told you it was cool …

That’s right! Phillip and I will complete our first Atlantic Circle this winter when we fly to France in November and help a couple of very good new friends deliver their brand-new (just left the factory) Lagoon 42 from La Rochelle, France to the BVIs. You’ll meet Kate and Cyrus soon, a very fun, adventurous pair. I guess you have to be to willingly hop on a small boat and sail across the Atlantic, am I right?

When we finish that voyage, Phillip and I will fly home to Pensacola, work for several months and then shove off on our baby girl to sail her as south as possible for hurricane season next year. Likely Grenada. We are not riding out another season in the corner pocket here in the Gulf. It is horrendous to see what hurricanes can do.

I did a fun write-up on the blog with more detail about this rudder post project for you all that have not seen it yet on the blog here (https://havewindwilltravel.com/2018/08/02/shipyard-project-1-reinforcing-our-rudder/), but I knew you all would love a video, too. and, I’ve got several more Shipyard Videos coming over the next few weeks so you all will have some fun things to watch while we are crossing the pond. Be sure to follow along on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/havewindwilltravel) where we will be posting via satellite through our Delorme. That way you can track us in real time across the Atlantic. Giddyup!