end of Season

club rules meant that all boats to be off the mooring and fooreshore by 5th November. i couldnt decide wether to bring Black MAagiv home or store at Peny Bont campsite for £60, i reserved a spot so that was the way to go. 

weeks of worrying about the boat on the mooring and then getting it off, so on the morning i was awake really early , and on the road by 0510, some light rain on the way but a good trip as nothing on the road at all.

i arrived the same time as Dave K so we had a long chat about something that had happened .

we then took both trailers after hitting nine bails of crap out of the spring lock on the ball hitch  down to the jetty we use.

i unloaded the rib and off we went to LULU and then i went to Black Magic , the boat was full of water upto the top of the wooden boards, so half hour later and being buzzed by Dave's drone i eventually set off back to the jetty , the drone followed me in  lol, i tied up and we got LULU off the water then dave did the honours of reversing my trailer so we could get black Magic off.

all went without a hitch 

we then pulled the mast down and just laid everything in the cockpit , the cover back on and job done.

with a nice cup of daves coffe we then went back to the moorings to get the pickup bouys and strops

3 men in a boat lmao we had John Malone with us as well, (Mud Skipper)

first we did mine which was in a bit of a tangle but all good, 

we then went to johns who couldnt lift anything as too heavy

then to Dave's when we got there the pick up bouy was missing and the chain for it was dangling,  where had it gone, wewent around the others just incase alas not to be found, so dave is going to check his drone footage   was it stolen 

we then got black magic around to the camp site which wasa perfect spot

filled in details and back to the club.

we then had a warmup in johns van, then when it was time forv Dave to go packed the rib into the car 

a sedate drive home with the new 20mph limits in place the journey was frustrating.

well another season over, not much sailing done really  due to the time i have to work 

thats all changed so maybe more time next year .

alot of tidying of kit when the boat is back at Bala club as the campsite will be closed down end of November.

Black Magic is for sale on facebook market but wrong time of year, i am after a corribee but lets see