Tag: Blue Opal
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Back in Dun Laoghaire
Blue Opal is back in the water. Launched her on Thursday, and got the mast stepped in the correct slot this time (it had been mounted forwards one notch for the last few years). We put the cap shrouds on the wrong deck points initially, and wondered why the tension was as high as it…
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Pre-lift status
Well, it’s almost lift-in time. Didn’t get everything done at the yard that I wanted done (mechanic off sick for months, knee issues), but a few things were done. First up, the hull polish. Cove strip and boot stripe were cleaned off and replaced, and the seal between the hull and the toe rail cap…
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A decrepit steaming/deck light
Blue Opal’s deck light hasn’t worked for a while, and now I know why. So much corrosion. A replacement fitting has been ordered, and since I’ve done LEDs everywhere else, I’ve opted to order an Osculati unit. Depending on how far the corrosion has gone, I may need to run a whole new power cable…
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A Sailing Holiday – Wrap-up
It was an interesting, and at times stressful, 21 days of sailing holiday. A few cases of “is the anchor dragging?”, with varying answers; some cases of the anchor refusing to bed, and breaking out when put under back-down engine load; a couple of early starts, some that we chose to make, others that the…
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A Sailing Holiday – Greystones to Dun Laoghaire
Late start to the morning, but we had no great urgency since it’s less than two hours from Greystones to Blue Opal’s mooring. We went ashore, paid for the berth, had hot showers, and went over to La Creperie for breakfast. Nice galettes. We were away by noon, and immediately faced into a sea being…
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A Sailing Holiday – Kilmore Quay to Arklow (but actually Greystones)
The passage plan for today called for us to slip from the dock at 0730, and catch the eddy tide along the shore to Carnsore Point so that we arrive by about 0940 for the flood tide. We want as much flood as we can get, so that we can get to Arklow quickly. About…