Dear Readers,

wir sind ready to go. Nine days, then we start the summer cruise.

Until then, however, is still a lot of work to do. Cati wrote her third exam tomorrow. So she then half of their written exam done. Tuesday next week is the last. I still have two big stories for the YACHT write. Only eight pages, only seven. If we are on Saturday 28. then pull the boat, we have honestly earned vacation. The plan has been, Cati and I that first sail non-stop back into the Kattegat. Equal to the best of Gothenburg. There then comes back with my uncle on board. The three of us want to look at this year's North in more detail. Last year's it all just a little time so.

Not only for this trip, I put in the past few weeks a lot of work and money in the ship. Meanwhile, it is quite useful in shot and really well equipped already. Because we want to sail in the foreseeable future, even longer to. Where to go, We can not tell, In fact, we ourselves have no exact route in the head. Only a rough plan: First to the West and possible do not cross too often the trade route.

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Although our “Maverick too” now looks quite fit, There are still a lot to do. This winter I will mill off the hull and completely rebuild. Once, back to the light body to osmosis (with which I had bought the boat knowing). I would also like a little thicker, throw as usual, lamination. Then get the ice-class ship. A collision bulkhead below decks, and also some reinforcements. When the opportunity is then also removed the rudder and the rudder bearings replaced. I could almost buy a new rig used, which is picked up from our cruise on Fehmarn and then adjusted in the fall. So I want to now 40 Year-old substitute Originalrigg. The wires and would need to re-.

A matching mainsail I was two weeks ago for 300 Buy Euros. I had already reported it. It fits like a glove. Only the 21 Mastrutscher I had to replace. The water tanks have been cleaned and re-tubed. Cati has three times the 300 Liters pumped with the foot pump, for some light relief to Lernerei. A bilge pump (5000 Liter / Hour) is also installed, must be connected only. Before the big trip, I would like to still have such a.

But for now we are ready for the summer cruise. And that's a good thing. On the one, because we both really, really in need and also leave, because the money is gone now but really completely run out. When I “Maverick” now fully refuel (100 Liter), I'm totally broke. All the reserves required.

Does not matter. The 28. July is already end of the month and then we are still two to three days at sea. The feeling, After so much work to finally drop soon be able to - even if only for three weeks - is indescribably. We can not wait.

We will report on the move again abundant. If we weighed! 🙂

John