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Today we took all of the stuff we brought to make this a home. Lynette was the star who made order out of chaos. Then we went for a sail to ensure everything stays put. 'Ship shape' means you can get under way and have everything you need. She is ship shape. We were in building winds today on the San Francisco Bay started 12-14 kts and built to 18-20 with gusts to 22kts. We put in a reef and sailed at 8.3kts very comfortably. Tim also setup the Monitor wind vane to test how that works. It was amazing, We did not have to touch the helm until we needed to course change. That is the only way to fly when you're doing longer passages. Click the pics in the gallery.
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Day 3
8/27-8/28/2016 - Redding, CA These are the days of frustration! Imagine choosing what you would need to live for a year for all 4 seasons, different adventures, making repairs and mending, decorating (if you can call it that), and on, and on it goes. What dresses do I take? What shoes? Ask this for everything and you get the idea! I’ve managed to successfully pack our clothes so that they are already rolled and in their little bins that will go on our V-berth shelves. This was a major accomplishment for me! I had Tim’s opinion on my dress choices and all in all I think the hangers amount to about 8 inches which will fit easily into our hanging locker with room for Tim’s hanging stack. I’ve made additional trips to different stores to purchase items for our land house and sea house. The bedrooms are all ready and all the additional items are bagged up to go or put into storage somewhere in the land house. Clothing and toiletries were conquered on Day 3. Day 4 has been spent cleaning out the pantries and making space for those who will be using them in the future at the land house. Imagine reworking/organizing half your kitchen, then purchasing items to separate the spaces. The vitamin/supplements/drug shelf was conquered and unneeded items bagged and stored. The freezer and refrigerator needed a complete rework as well. It REALLY feels like moving! I was hoping that it wouldn’t feel this way! The front garden was also brought up to ready to leave behind today. The young grape vines have all been tended and tamed, the catalpa tree pruned up so you can walk under it again, the weeds removed and the walkways blown clean. A few additional drip lines were installed and all is ready for maintenance mode once again. My feelings and emotions have been in so many places. The frustration of making so many choices, the thoughts of leaving the land house and some of things I wanted to accomplish as a general love for my home undone, to making decisions about other items to take and looking into my memory as where they will be stored on the boat (for example my sewing machine). There remains my feelings of sadness over spending 8 years earning and clearing my teaching credential and not being in the classroom this year. There are feelings questioning if I am any good at teaching anyway. These feelings must be normal for teachers who do not make tenure or fail to have contracts renewed. I envision myself doing an onboard classroom that merges all the science subjects together as Tim and I make our daily plans and live our daily life on the sea. A sort of vicarious voyage for others to take with us. My mind has been so overloaded with preparations and decisions that the onboard classroom idea is parked. There will be time for it very soon, once we have left and actually hit the sea! Onward ho! Lynette 8/26/2016- Redding, CA
Yesterday we spent cleaning the boat. Tim cleaned the outside and I cleaned the inside. Tim had the opportunity to replace the joker valve in the head (toilet). It's a really important valve that keeps the crap from coming back into the head from the holding tank. Then we worked together to reattach the Monitor Wind Steering Vane to the boat. In order to do this Tim had to turn the boat around so the stern was first into the slip. This vessel has a special prop that eliminates prop walk, so this was indeed a challenge. We agreed that I would stay on the dock to handle the lines and fend off as Tim pulled her out and turned her around and backed in. So easily said! With a little bit of wind, some current and learning the new steering proved a big learning experience for Tim that brought big grins once we had her in place. In order to complete this task without losing any parts or tools into the water, we rigged up a lightweight trap into a bib for the back of the boat that went under the stern and spread out onto the dock. We completed the task after tying the apparatus to a halyard and raising it up so we could place the bolts. With all tools on lanyards we made quick work to reattaching the wind steering vane. Once we put away all the tools and removed the bib, Tim pulled her out of the slip, made a quick turn and was back again and we tied her off. Job done! We tidied up the boat inside and left many piles unstowed until we can purchase the right storage solutions. We headed back to Redding to get another load and hopefully all the storage items to be able to have the smooth order in our new home I enjoy having. On the way home Tim remembered leaving a sea cock open on the head that had been closed. This created stress in our minds as our ASA schools stressed leaving them closed anytime you leave. We spent some time in the worry mode: could our boat sink before we even had our own sail on it? Surely not? We have decided that the chances are low that it would or could actually happen in this situation. Home again, we have made plans to return to the boat in just a few days to give ourselves several days to finish cleaning, stow everything else we think will move us in and then sail! Sail around the San Fransisco Bay to learn the boat, and spend some quality time driving the boat with motor alone. We must leave the marina where New Adventures is currently dockside before September 24th. Tim and I keep asking ourselves, is this for real? Yep, it is! It just seems hard to believe! Ship’s Log
Day 1 8/25/2016- Alameda, CA Yesterday we completed all the paperwork and closed on our boat and the new name of this vessel is New Adventures. The whole process has been very easy to complete. Now that all is said and done a load of questions comes forth as we now work to figure out our new boat. I spent yesterday evening cleaning the forepeak with simple green which did a beautiful job on the headliner and wood. The smell is improving on the boat, which did smell quite like a boat. I’ve taken measurements for maximizing the space with simple organization so we are not fighting to find or get the items we need. There is quite a lot of room in the v-berth, it became apparent the our fitted sheet will not work as its as big as a king sized at the entry point aft. No problem there, all I have to use is another flat sheet. I did not sleep as well as I would have preferred. Somehow Tim always finds the dark side of the bed in hotels and on boats! We chose to leave the door open because it was stuffy with it closed. The v-berth is quite comfortable all in all. I do feel rested today and ready to set to work simply cleaning everything from top to bottom. The boat is quite dirty. It needs a simple spring cleaning. I’m in slow motion today as I listen to the ship’s clock ticking while sipping my morning coffee. I’m sitting here thinking how I have been so anxious about handling the boat and this marina that the boat is parked in is quite derelict and the water is shallow. Where I have been hesitant to just get going, I am now let’s get out of here ASAP! As Tim and I know better, we cannot rush this phase of provisioning, sea trailing and checking before sailing from Alameda to San Diego. Inside I feel like I don’t want to even go back home, let’s begin now. I think I am ready for this next phase. But first we must take inventory here, clean and check out all the boat and it’s systems. We will return home later today to finish settling the affairs of the house and collect what we need to get ourselves ready to go and purchase additional items that will be needed to make this our home as well as being a sea-going vessel. Lynette |
AuthorsTim & Lynette Jenné have their feet firmly planted in midair. We don't know what tomorrow brings, but are very excited to see what surprises come our way. Tim's favorite leadership quote is, "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." Antoine de Saint-Exupery Archives
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