Stealth blogging...

Kit blogging again - I'm getting into the swing of this, Jess will have to wrestle back control of the blog! We are having a productive week as the yard is closed down for it's annual one week summer shut down, so Jeremy can get his head down without constant interruptions. He has taken to parking his Land Rover inside the shed and locking the side door so we can work it doesn't look like anyone is home! We have had some worthwhile visitors though - Joe McCarthy Photography or Jungle Jim as he's been known has passed by and taken some 'proper' shots of work in progress which will be posted once I've figured out how to reduce them from their gargantuan size. Today we had another legend: Mikey from Antigua who has agreed to step in and help us with some of the bright work in the last week or so before launching. Mikey is a varnishing guru who has worked on many of the worlds most beautiful yachts including Buttercup of Lymington and both Alice II and III.

We also had confirmation from Darren at Hempel paints that they are going to try out their Foul Release Coating - X3 - which works like a non-stick pan rather than containing poisons. It also has the added bonus that should be faster and lasts for at least 10 years. The tricky part is application so we have to do it under their careful supervision.

Jess will be back soon - the last I heard from her she was on a high ropes course with all four boys (including our 5 year old twins), I'm looking forward to hearing the tales...