nearly finished

The long lack of posts has not been because we've stopped working on the boat, it's because we've done little besides work on the boat. We set the launch date for January 19 and have since been working our little hearts out.

The coamings ready for action.

The gunwales ate an enormous amount of time; sanding them flush with the deck without scratching the deck, and plugging them.

Dad and Zac re-built the trailer they built for the old Frostply dinghy.

Fitting the trailer to the hull.

Varnish begins. The first coat of many!

Outside for the first time. We had to take her down to the riggers to get the mast stood and the stays and spreaders fitted.

Spreading the mainsail out on the lounge floor was scary! We started wondering if we really needed the racing rig.

More painting and sanding. (The story of the Christmas holidays.)

The cockpit masked up, ready to apply the non-slip particles.