Thanksgiving dinner on the bay

A galley slave flew in from holland to do the dishes and prepare the traditional fare of apple pie and cream the meal was cooking as we toured a near deserted calm bay then anchoring off Belvadere basking in the warm sun while we enjoyed our meal.

Returning to Emeryville we found a boat grounded in the channel as we offered to pull him free we also found ourselves stuck!!! They declined our offer as we whipped our 85 horses that snorted and strained and broke us free.

New Knights and new canvas

New knights Stacy and Raymond joined us for a tour of the bay, we circumnavigated Angel island looking for a good invasion point, alas we found them already occupied, we made several attacks but there was to be no openings. Wind and current joined with the foe and we had to retreat for a feast afloat



Hooray!!! The long awaited canvas guy is here to put up protection from the nasty elements sun, wind and rain.

Moving in

Busy month finishing bunks and moving aboard,






We got to try the new sails as we headed under the gate for the open sea, alas not enough time, to sail away this time,








One of silent crew (the big pulley on boom) mutinied on us, and broke a fitting smashing one of our windows!!!

Moving along

Camelot is taking shape ready for moving in on the 1st, she has been throughly cleaned painted and now has running water and plenty of comfy berths.

Larry was right we needed to spend more time working on the boat than on our blog!!!! Hopefully after next weekend we can resume attacking the bay and may be venture out through the gate to test out our workmanship before we install some fancy flooring and trim!!!!!

New wardrobe for Camelot

Everything is arriving at once, the water tanks are back and sitting in the bilge, while the painting and varnishing of the cockpit is finished. We were surprised to find these three blue packages sitting by our front door, an early arrival of our sails from Hong Kong!

Nice, new, white "wardrobe" stacked neatly on the boom, now to decide on an overcoat (new sailcover) colour style etc, decisions, decisions!!!
The staysail also needs a new coat due to increase in size!!,

Neil was sent aloft hoisted by the muscular Jackie to release the forestay for the fitting of its outer coating of a roller furling,
All was going well and after several remeasures assembly began, until as usual, a problem!!

One of the tracks is damaged. Feeling a bit disillusioned, riggingonly.com was contacted and brilliant service within 15 min they had spoken to Harken and another piece of track is on its way!!!! So hopefully the furler will be up on Thursay and we can get back to attacking the anchorages around the bay.

Modern day Knights gone soft

Todays Knights need soft, comfortable beds. After careful measuring of the space, and allowing for the flare of the hull, Jackie is ready to attack our new mattress with our electric caving knife.

To China camp and back

New knights on board a recce of China camp was made with refreshments and adult beverages while we surveyed the place for possible future landings and invasion!! We were spotted and checked out by their Chinese Junk and we headed back, the wind and sea's built to put up a good fight and dowsed some of new knights with the salty stuff, but alas we arrived safe and sound for a feast and review the days scouting.