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I was first up (as usual) at
0630hrs and had a stroll up onto the harbour wall to see what
the sea state looked like, gusty winds were not making me feel
very optimistic but it didn't look too bad considering.
Next I wandered over to the fuelling station and here lay our
first problem - as Ramsgate marina is so full some bright spark
in a cruiser had moored up for the night on the fuel barge and
there was no sign of life so we would not be able to fuel at
0700hrs. There didn't
seem any point in waking Eric or Andy so I had a walk round the
marina pondering (again!) what was the best course of action.
I hadn't had a very good nights sleep so I wasn't overly keen on
heading out into a moderate sea, especially as our Paris war
wounds involve bungee cords now securing the radar mast (due to
eroded screws from sea water), broken trim tabs, leaking gearbox
oil and if we experience any heavy bouncing we are leaking water
into the forward cabin! - and that's not including all the Gaffa
tape that is now covering every single gap or join up on the fly
bridge to ensure any sea water over the fly bridge is kept out
of the saloon and helm!
After much deliberation and
discussions over options with Eric and Andy the decision was
made to stay put in Ramsgate today, further more I need to be
back at work on Monday therefore I will be abandoning ship
tomorrow, along with Andy to catch a train home. Eric will
stay with Sanity until he has some crew to make the final
passage legs to Lowestoft, Grimsby and finally Farndon.
The rest of the day for me was
spent catching up on this Blog, I do apologise for not keeping
on top of this! We also managed to clean some of the salt
off the boat and take a trip over to the fuel barge in the early
evening to top up the tanks. |