Tuesday 4 April
Philippe’s quote was around €4000 for repairs and the haul out to the yard, which the nice insurance people are happy to cover in full. Arrangements are in place for the crane to lift me out from the technical dock tomorrow afternoon; I’ll be put on the truck and towed to the factory for the work to be done where I was built, and I should be back in the water on Friday afternoon. Mate decided against trying to live aboard while I’m on land, as there will be no access to facilities when the factory is closed overnight, and has treated my crew to two nights on land in the Hotel Chantereyne at the marina.
They unpacked Daisy and her brother onto the pontoon, ready to transport them all over town, and Mate took a bag of washing to the launderette.