It's not all late night partying and debauchery at Port Navas you know. Sometimes there are important, large scale, ship movements and dry docking procedures going on.
So today, without the aid of tugs, heavy machinery or extra manpower brought in from more rufty tufty places like Falmouth Docks, I managed to take our vessel (13') out of the creek and store in the boat shed, opposite Navas Nook.
It wasn't all plain sailing though.* I had to be on the look out for the Port Navas swans (break your arm) and the ducks (loud quacking). Luckily all went swimmingly** and without too much fuss. Well I say that... I did have to ask the roofer, who was aloft on a property along the quay, to move his van from the top of the slip so that I could get the trailer down it. But he was polite and unruffled by it all, and went back to his scaffolding without much comment. (I may have heard a slight grunt, but it could have been my wellies in the mud)
As you can see, from the photo below, the ship needs the attention of the Port Navas maritime remedial solutions division, for a pressure wash and scrub. I'm sure, after a full risk assessment and assembly of the correct EU safety marked fairy liquid and cloth, all with be sparkly and clean again. (Special attention to be paid to the little stick-on cornish flag, on the transom).
Update to follow, dreckly (ish)
Keep your head down and stay safe
Kurt
*Can you see what I did there?
**And here.. but not quite as good
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