We bought the boat in May of 2020, but couldn’t get down to the BVIs to enjoy the boat because of COVID lockdowns. And, June starts the hurricane season in the Caribbean, so you have to be careful about what you do with your boat.  This was only a couple of years after hurricane Irma, which as a direct hit on the BVIs and had caused a lot of damage and loss of boats. 

So we needed some safe place to put the boat while we were in lockdown and hurricane season.

We had the boat moved to Nanny Cay, a major marina and boat yard, and had it secured for June through December.

When we arrived, we needed to clean and fix things on the boat.  And, while the boat was in fairly good shape, somethings did need fixing.  The wind speed indicator and the depth sounder were two things that are pretty important for sailing and both weren’t working.

To get to the top of the mast, you sit in a flexible seat that is attached to the line that hauls the sail up the mast, and you just have someone haul you up the mast.  Since our mast is 67 feet tall, this can be dangerous.  Chris winched me up the mast.  At the top, I disconnected the wind speed indicator and carried it back down.  It turned out that it just needed to be lubed and exercised, so after the lube and exercise, I took it back up, reattached it, and it worked fine the entire season. 

Good thing because a new one is about $300 and would probably take forever to ship.