steady progress

Just over two months to get Calypso in the water and another month to get her ready for the Southampton Boat Show in September. It's quite a tall order and Jeremy is working flat out and Kit in all his spare time. Things are starting to take shape though - Roger Figgures, the local stainless steel craftsman delivered a beautiful fuel tank (see photo) and Jeremy and Kit are seen here lowering the new, super efficient fridge into place. We've also been thinking about how to create a slightly different, more open feel to the main saloon. Jeremy is a proper shipwright, top quality joinery throughout and no quick fixes allowed. What I am realising is that many of the modern, simple looks that I quite like are created by cutting corners, gluing things together instead of making it properly, and to last. There's only so much you can do on a 32 ft boat and we want to keep the features that make the Contessa so special, so the plan is to get rid of some of the built in cushioning which should give us the feel we want without comprimising on quality. I'm sure Jeremy must be secretly tearing his hair out as Fiona and I have various "brainwaves" which invariably mean more work for him but he doesn't show it, and so far we are all still talking!