It’s been a long time since I last saw “Blue Opal”, though I’ve been able to keep up with what’s happening to her via regular calls to the yard where she’s being worked on. Today, I got a photographic status
Cutless bearing – new tube glassed in
Leathercraft – Bracelet
Work has some nice perks, such as an “analogue” space, where workshops are periodically held – calligraphy, photography, sewing, leathercraft etc. Last week, I had a space in my calendar that lined up with a a leathercraft workshop that was
Setting up Pi-Hole in LXC
I already have AdGuard installed on the Windows PC (at the network layer), but I’m starting to reconsider running browser extensions and their ilk – they’re executing with potentially full rights in the DOM (AdGuard injects JS to manage things
Cutless bearing – open hull surgery
After a bit of a wait, the work on Blue Opal’s stern gear has started. The rudder was dropped a little while ago, and other topside work was done while things were being sorted out for the actual investigation and
Holiday – July 2018
The original plan for July’s holiday was to sail Blue Opal to the south of Ireland in a series of day-sails, do some exploration and relaxation, and then either leave her in a marina until I could find a crew
Sailing to Pwllheli – Navtex log
Unfortunately, I forgot to turn the Navtex logger on when we were alongside the pontoon, so the log starts somewhere out past the Burford Buoy. More reason to write the code for the ESP8266 and build my data logger. Day