Friday 5 July
Today we stayed on the dock and La Bamba’s cabin demonstrated her cosiness and dryness!
Electricians and carpenters came and went, Simon showed us how everything works and, in an unusual dry moment, how to hoist the gennaker. We also managed to get her name on the stern. No sailing today as the rain has set in with unrelenting greyness.
The electrician inexplicably turned off our heating which might have been useful as it’s only 15 degrees. He will fix it on Monday when they are due to put the correct gooseneck on (the join where the boom meets the mast) and some other planned stuff.
We got all our stuff on board, what we had brought from home and what we had bought in IKEA on Wednesday, beddding, crockery etc.
Tonight was our first night aboard – we are no longer land-lubbers! Our cabin was warm and cosy – La Bamba is a comfy home as well as a delightful mode of transport.