return to Bala

after the race Saturday i forgot an item i left on the boat,so an early start was made to get to Bala , no wind was foecast so it was a boat bimbling day as well. helped Sailing with Dave with his boat launch after hearing his tales of Anglessy then we moved down to sort out the rib, stupidly i forgot to pack the pump so good job Dave was there too . i went to Black Magic took the cover off which was looking good, i did this by whizzing around the boat in the rib much easier, then a quick pump of the bilge , recover the item and then set about a clean down and tidy out of rubbish. removed a few fenders and the seat that to me got in the way, then onto putting the new boat name on the boat , the old ones peeled off nicely. i was surprised the stickers had a coating that couldnt be removed and added to the fact i didnt get them on straight didnt help. i did a practice gaff raising and took the mizzen out for storing away. sorted the mainsheet rope as it was wrongly fed and stopped for lunch with Dave who was doing his tentt project. after i went back and stored the boat away and cover which worked better off the boat than on. returned to shore and packed the rib away. whilst talking to Dave the wind picked up and got quite fresh where was that from as not forecast, on leaving Bala the rain started and poured down untill i reached the far end of the lake then it was into sunshine again. a good days work sorting and away from home for some peace.